Megascops watsonii watsonii (moreliensis) (Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (watsonii, syn. moreliensis))

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Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (watsonii, syn. moreliensis)

Megascops watsonii watsonii (moreliensis) (= Megascops watsonii moreliensis) (Hekstra, GP 1982)

Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops watsonii moreliensis

Original description

Citation:
(Hekstra, GP 1982)

Reference:
Bull. Zool. Mus. Univ. Amsterdam 9(7) p.62

Protonym:
Otus atricapillus morelius

Type locality:
AMNH 115738, male, 22 July 1912, la Morelia, Rio Caqueta, 600 ft Colombia; wing 173*5 mm; collected together with a female by L.E. Miller. Distribution and habitat. Eastern slopes of the Andes in Colombia and Ecuador from the foot-hills (Morelia) up to 3000 ft (Rio Napo), including the rivers Guapaya, Pisqui, Curaray, Copataze, Punino and Capaguari.

Link:
https://repository.naturalis.nl/pub/505424/BULL1982009007001.pdf

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
10CEF202156D10E6

Avibase ID:
avibase-10CEF202

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/10CEF202

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (watsonii, syn. moreliensis)
French:
Petit-duc de Watson (watsonii, syn. moreliensis)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (watsonii, syn. moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (syn. moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (syn. moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (watsonii, syn. moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tawny-bellied Screech-Owl (moreliensis) ( Megascops watsonii (moreliensis))
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Otus watsonii morelia [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: junior synonym (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops watsonii watsonii

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