Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus] (Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl)

Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl

Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus] (= Megascops guatemalae) (Sharpe, RB 1875)

The Middle American screech owl, also known as the Guatemalan screech owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found from northern Mexico to northern Nicaragua. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops guatemalae

Original description

Citation:
(Sharpe, RB 1875)

Reference:
Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. 2 p.112 pl.9

Protonym:
Scops guatemalae

Type locality:
Guatemala.

Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8306726

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
024EB09F10B2CA05

Avibase ID:
avibase-024EB09F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/024EB09F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686673

Geographic range:

Megascops vermiculatus: Costa Rica (and western Panama?)
Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus]: Pacific slope of Mexico from southern Sonora to Oaxaca and Caribbean slope from central Tamaulipas through Yucatán Peninsula (including Cozumel) through eastern Costa Rica (and perhaps western Panama)
Megascops guatemalae guatemalae: mountains of southeastern Mexico (southeastern Veracruz and northeastern Oaxaca) to Honduras
Megascops guatemalae thompsoni: Yucatán Peninsula and Cozumel
Megascops guatemalae [hastatus or tomlini]: western Mexico (southeastern Sonora to Oaxaca)
Megascops guatemalae cassini: eastern Mexico (southern Tamaulipas and northern Veracruz)
Megascops guatemalae fuscus: mountains of eastern Mexico (central Veracruz)
Megascops guatemalae dacrysistactus: mountains of northern Nicaragua
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl
French:
Petit-duc guatémaltèque ou P.-d. vermiculé

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 64th suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 65th suppl.): Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus])
Clements, version 2021: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
eBird version 1.53: Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Megascops guatemalae [guatemalae Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 1.54: Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Megascops guatemalae [guatemalae Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 1.55: Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Guatemalan) ( Megascops guatemalae [guatemalae Group]) [version 3]
eBird version 2018: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 6]
eBird version 2019: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 6]
eBird version 2021: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 6]
eBird version 2022: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 6]
eBird version 2023: Middle American Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Middle American Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Xot de Guatemala
Czech: výreček guatemalský
Danish: Guatemaladværghornugle
German: Rotgesicht-Kreischeule
English: Middle American or Vermiculated Screech-Owl, Middle American Screech Owl, Middle American Screech-Owl, Vermiculated Screech Owl, Vermiculated Screech-Owl, Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Guatemalan)
English, HBW: Middle American Screech-owl
English (IOC): Middle American/Vermiculated Screech Owl
English (United States): Middle American Screech-Owl
Spanish: Autillo Guatemalteco
Spanish (Argentine): Lechucita Vermiculada, Middle American Screech-Owl
Spanish (Colombia): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechucita de Guatemala, Lechucita vermiculada
Spanish (Spain): Autillo guatemalteco, Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (HBW): Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Spanish (Honduras): Tecolote
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote Sapo, Tecolote vermiculado
Spanish (Panama): Autillo Mesoamericano, Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Vermiculada
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechucita Vermiculada
Estonian: kõrepäll
Finnish: amerikanpöllönen
French: Petit-duc guatémaltèque, Petit-duc guatémaltèque ou P.-d. vermiculé
Croatian: srednjoamerički ćuk
Hungarian: guatemalai füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo del Centroamerica
Japanese (romaji): haraguroookonohazuku
Japanese: ハラグロオオコノハズク, ムシクイコノハズク
Scientific: Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus], Megascops guatemalae, Megascops guatemalae [guatemalae Group], Megascops guatemalae guatemalae, Scops guatemalae
Lithuanian: Gvatemalinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Roodwangschreeuwuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Mestisugle
Norwegian: Mestisugle
Polish: syczek zmienny, syczoń zmienny
Portuguese: corujinha-de-Roraima
Portuguese (Brazil): corujinha-de-Roraima
Portuguese (Portugal): Corujinha-de-roraima, mocho-d'orelhas-guatemalteco
Russian: Краснолицая совка
Slovak: výrček ropuší
Swedish: guatemalaskrikuv, guatemalaskrikuv/vattrad skrikuv
Turkish: Guatemala puhucuğu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка гватемальська
Chinese: 中美角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 瓜地馬拉鳴角鴞