Biology:Xingu screech owl

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Short description: Species of owl

Xingu screech owl
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Megascops
Species:
M. stangiae
Binomial name
Megascops stangiae
Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021
Synonyms
  • Otus watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858)
  • Megascops usta (Sclater, 1858)
  • Megascops watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858)

The Xingu screech owl (Megascops stangiae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.[1] It is found only in the Tapajos-Xingu and Xingu-Tocantins of Brazil . The holotype was collected in Serra dos Carajás. It is closely related to tawny-bellied screech owl in both morphology and genetics, but could be differed by its longer song pace.[2]

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q110266065 entry