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Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech Owl
Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis] (= 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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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Megascops
Scientific:
Megascops guatemalae
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://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/34313#page/128/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3481645D73CF7CAA
Avibase ID:
avibase-3481645D
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3481645D
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686673
English:
Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech Owl
French:
Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé ou P.-d. du Choco
Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech Owl
French:
Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé ou P.-d. du Choco
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis]) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, incl. napensis]
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Xot de Guatemala
Czech: výreček guatemalský
Danish: Guatemaladværghornugle
German: Rotgesicht-Kreischeule
English: Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech Owl, Middle American, Vermiculated or Choco Screech-Owl, Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Spanish: Autillo Guatemalteco
Spanish (Argentine): Lechucita Vermiculada
Spanish (Colombia): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechucita vermiculada
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Honduras): Tecolote
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote vermiculado
Spanish (Panama): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Vermiculada
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechucita Vermiculada
Estonian: kõrepäll
Finnish: amerikanpöllönen
French: Petit-duc guatémaltèque, Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé ou P.-d. du Choco, Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé ou P.-d. du Choco, Petit-duc vermiculé
Hungarian: guatemalai füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo del Centroamerica
Japanese (romaji): haraguroookonohazuku
Japanese: ムシクイコノハズク
Scientific: Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus or centralis], Megascops guatemalae, Megascops guatemalae guatemalae, Otus guatemalae, Scops guatemalae
Lithuanian: Gvatemalinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Roodwangschreeuwuil
Norwegian: Mestisugle
Polish: syczek zmienny
Portuguese: corujinha-de-Roraima
Portuguese (Brazil): corujinha-de-Roraima
Portuguese (Portugal): Corujinha-de-roraima
Russian: Краснолицая совка
Slovak: výrček ropuší
Swedish: guatemalaskrikuv
Ukrainian: Сплюшка гватемальська
Chinese: 中美角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 瓜地馬拉鳴角鴞
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