Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops ingens

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Afrikaans: Roesskreeu-uil (Roes-)
Bulgarian: Ръждивокафяв чухал (ssp. ingens/venezuelanus)
Catalan: Xot de Salvin, xot de Salvin (ingens/venezuelanus)
Czech: výreček narezavělý, výreček narezavělý (ssp. ingens/venezuelanus)
Danish: Rødbrun Dværghornugle, Rødbrun Dværghornugle (Almindelig)
German: Rostkreischeule (ingens/venezuelanus), Salvineule, Salvinkreischeule, Salvin-Kreischeule
English: Bolivian Screech-Owl, Chapman's Screech-Owl, Least Screech-Owl, Rufescent Screech Owl, Rufescent Screech Owl (Rufescent), Rufescent Screech Owl [ingens or venezuelanus], Rufescent Screech-Owl, Rufescent Screech-Owl (Rufescent), Rufescent Screech-Owl [ingens or venezuelanus]
English (Avilist): Rufescent Screech-Owl (Rufescent)
English, HBW: Rufescent Screech-owl
English (IOC): Rufescent Screech Owl (Rufescent)
English (United States): Rufescent Screech-Owl (Rufescent)
Spanish: Autillo Grande, Autillo Pálido, Autillo Pálido (ingens/venezuelanus), Autillo Pálido (Pálido), Curucucú Pálido
Spanish (Colombia): Autillo Grande, Autillo pálido
Spanish (Ecuador): Autillo Rojizo (ingens/venezuelanus)
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Pálido, Autillo pálido (ingens/venezuelanus), Autillo pálido (pálido)
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Rojiza, Lechuza Rojiza (ingens/venezuelanus)
Spanish (Venezuela): Curucucú Pálido, Curucucú Pálido (ingens/venezuelanus)
Estonian: suur-pilvepäll
Finnish: Andienpöllönen, andienpöllönen (ingens/venezuelanus)
French: Duc-nain de Salvin, Petit-duc de Salvin, Petit-duc de Salvin [ingens or venezuelanus], Petit-duc de Salvin [ingens ou venezuelanus]
French (Guyane): Petit-duc de Salvin (ingens/venezuelanus)
Croatian: riđogrli ćuk (ingens/venezuelanus)
Hungarian: Salvin-füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo rossiccio, Assiolo rossiccio americano
Japanese (romaji): andesuookonohazuku
Japanese: アンデスオオコノハズク, アンデスオオコノハズク (ingens/venezuelanus), アンデスオオコノハズク（ingens／venezuelanus）
Scientific: Ciccaba minima, Megascops ingens, Megascops ingens [ingens or venezuelanus], Megascops ingens ingens, Megascops ingens ingens/venezuelanus, Megascops minimus, Otus ingens, Otus ingens ingens, Otus ingens minimus, Otus minimus, Scops ingens
Lithuanian: Salvino apuokėlis
Dutch: Andesschreeuwuil, Andes-schreeuwuil, Andesschreeuwuil (Roestschreeuwuil)
Norwegian: Tåkeugle, tåkeugle (ingens/venezuelanus)
Polish: syczek wlochaty, Syczek włochaty, syczoń włochaty, syczoń włochaty (ingens/venezuelanus)
Russian: Бурая совка (ingens/venezuelanus), Совка рыжая, Совка Сальвина
Slovak: výrček červenkastý, výrček červenkastý (červenkastý), výrček červenkastý (skup.)
Serbian: Venecuelanski riđi ćuk
Swedish: Rödgul dvärguv, rostskrikuv, rostskrikuv (ingens/venezuelanus)
Turkish: Kara gözlü puhucuk (ingens/venezuelanus)
Ukrainian: Сплюшка андійська, Сплюшка андійська (підвид ingens/venezuelanus)
Chinese: 萨氏角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 大鳴角鴞