Taxonomic status:

Species status: newly discovered taxon

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none Avibase taxonomic concepts (current) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025) (v.?) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020) (v.0) Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021) (v.0) Avilist 2025 (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023) (v.?) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024) (v.0) HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025) (v.?) Clements, version 2021 (v.0) Clements, version 2022 (v.0) Clements, version 2023 (v.0) Clements, version 2024 (v.0) Clements, version 2025 (v.?) Clements, version 2018 (v.0) Clements, version 2019 (v.0) eBird version 1.52 (v.?) eBird version 1.53 (v.?) eBird version 1.54 (v.?) eBird version 1.55 (v.?) eBird version 2015 (v.?) eBird version 2016 (v.?) eBird version 2017 (v.?) eBird version 2018 (v.0) eBird version 2019 (v.0) eBird version 2021 (v.0) eBird version 2022 (v.0) eBird version 2023 (v.0) eBird version 2024 (v.0) eBird version 2025 (v.?) IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2 (v.0) IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1 (v.0) South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019) (v.0) South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020) (v.0) South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020) (v.0) South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021) (v.0) South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022) (v.0) South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023) (v.?) South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024) (v.?) South American Classification Committee (31/07/2025) (v.0)

Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Czech: výreček santamartský
Danish: Santa Marta-dværghornugle
German: Santa-Marta-Kreischeule
English: El Dorado Screech-Owl, Santa Marta Screech Owl, Santa Marta Screech-Owl, Santa Marta Screech-Owl (undescribed form)
English, HBW: Santa Marta Screech-owl
English (IOC): Santa Marta Screech Owl
English (United States): Santa Marta Screech-Owl
Esperanto: sanktamarta kriĉostrigo
Spanish: Autillo de Santa Marta
Spanish (Colombia): Autillo de Santa Marta, Buhíto de Santa Marta
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Santa Marta
Spanish (HBW): Santa Marta Screech-Owl (undescribed form)
French: Duc-nain de Santa Marta, Petit-duc de Santa Marta, Petit-duc des Santa Marta, Petit-duc des Santa Marta (espèce non-décrite), Petit-duc sp. nov. (des Santa Marta), Scops de Santa Marta
Japanese (romaji): santamarutaookonohazuku (mikisai)
Japanese: サンタマルタオオコノハズク, サンタマルタオオコノハズク (未記載)
Scientific: Megascops [undescribed form 2], Megascops [undescribed form], Megascops gilesi, Megascops sp. nov. 2
Dutch: Megascops (onbeschreven vorm), Santa-Martaschreeuwuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Santamartaugle
Norwegian: Santamartaugle
Polish: syczoń stokowy
Portuguese: corujinha-de-santa-marta
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-de-santa-marta
Russian: Сантамартийская совка
Slovak: výrček santamartský
Serbian: Američki ćuk sa Santa Marte
Swedish: Köpckes skrikuv [undescribed form], santamartaskrikuv
Turkish: Santa Marta puhucuğu
Ukrainian: сплюшка санта-мартійська
Chinese: 圣玛尔塔角鸮