Megascops stangiae (Xingu Screech-Owl)

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Xingu Screech-Owl

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

Citation:
Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021

Reference:
Zootaxa 4949, No. 3

Imprint year:
2021

Protonym:
Megascops stangiae

Type locality:
Serra dos Carajás, Parauapebas, Pará State, Brazil (05º46’12.5”S; 50º29’54.9”W), and deposited at the Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi

Link:
https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4949.3.1

Avibase ID:
13B45F6CB2597B7D

Avibase ID:
avibase-13B45F6C

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/13B45F6C

Taxonomic Serial Number:

English:
Xingu Screech-Owl
French:
Petit-duc du Xingu
Portuguese:
corujinha-do-xingu
Portuguese (Brazil):
corujinha-do-xingu

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Xingu Screech-Owl ( Megascops stangiae) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Xingu Screech-Owl ( Megascops stangiae) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Megascops [usta or stangiae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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