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Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco or Roraima Screech Owl
Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis or roraimae] (= 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:
584987BAF5E8BA68
Avibase ID:
avibase-584987BA
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/584987BA
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686673
Geographic range:
- Megascops guatemalae vermiculatus: Costa Rica (and western Panama?)
- Megascops centralis: central Panama to northern Colombia and western Ecuador
- Megascops roraimae: humid montane forest in the coastal mountains of northern Venezuela, in Yaracuy eastward to Miranda and in Monagas and Sucre, westward to the Andes of Venezuela and Sierra de Perijá, and southward along the Amazonian slope of the eastern Andes of Colombia and Ecuador to western Bolivia, in La Paz and adjacent Beni; also in the tepuis and the Guianan plateau in eastern and southern Venezuela, Guyana, locally in Suriname and French Guiana, and southward to far northern Brazil in Roraima
- Megascops roraimae roraimae: tepuis of southern Venezuela, adjacent northern Brazil, southern Guyana, and Suriname
- Megascops roraimae pallidus: coastal mountains of northern Venezuela
- Megascops roraimae napensis: Andean foothills of Venezuela, eastern Colombia, and eastern Ecuador
- Megascops roraimae helleri: tropical eastern Peru
- Megascops roraimae bolivianus: tropical northern Bolivia (La Paz)
- Megascops guatemalae: Pacific slope of Mexico from southern Sonora to Oaxaca and Caribbean slope from central Tamaulipas through Yucatan 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: Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel
- Megascops guatemalae hastatus: 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
Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco or Roraima Screech Owl
French:
Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé, P.-d. du Choco, P.-d. du Roraima ou P.-d. du Rio Napo
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco or Roraima Screech Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis or roraimae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco or Roraima Screech Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis or roraimae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima, Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus, excl. hoyi]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima, Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima, Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima, Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Vermiculated Screech-owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 4th edition: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Otus vermiculatus) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2015: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2016: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2017: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.50: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.52: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| eBird version 1.53: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.54: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3] |
| eBird version 1.55: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 3] |
| eBird version 2015: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2016: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| eBird version 2017: Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Vermiculated Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Vermiculated Screech Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Vermiculated Screech-Owl ( Megascops guatemalae) [version 2] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species (alt)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Megascops [guatemalae, hoyi, vermiculatus, centralis or roraimae]
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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, Choco or Roraima Screech Owl, Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl, Middle American, Vermiculated, Choco, Roraima, Rio Napo Screech-Owl, Vermiculated Screech Owl, Vermiculated Screech-Owl
Spanish: Autillo Guatemalteco, Tecolote Sapo
Spanish (Argentine): Lechucita Vermiculada
Spanish (Colombia): Currucutú vermiculado
Spanish (Costa Rica): Lechucita vermiculada
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Honduras): Tecolote
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote Sapo, Tecolote vermiculado
Spanish (Panama): Autillo Vermiculado
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Vermiculada
Spanish (Venezuela): Curucucú Vermiculado, Lechucita Vermiculada
Estonian: kõrepäll
Finnish: amerikanpöllönen
French: Petit-duc guatémaltèque, Petit-duc guatémaltèque ou P.-d. vermiculé, Petit-duc guatémaltèque, P.-d. vermiculé, P.-d. du Choco, P.-d. du Roraima ou P.-d. du Rio Napo, Petit-duc vermiculé
Hungarian: guatemalai füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo del Centroamerica
Japanese (romaji): haraguroookonohazuku
Japanese: ハラグロオオコノハズク
Scientific: Megascops [guatemalae or vermiculatus, excl. hoyi], Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis or roraimae], Megascops [guatemalae, vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis], Megascops guatemalae, Megascops guatemalae guatemalae, Megascops vermiculatus, Megascops vermiculatus vermiculatus, Otus guatemalae, Otus vermiculatus, 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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