Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

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

Your sightings

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Alternative arrangements:  1  2  3  4  5  6 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Catalan: Xot de Hoy
Czech: výreček Hoyův
Danish: Yungasdværghornugle
German: Bergwald-Kreischeule, Hoyeule, Hoykreischeule
English: Hoy's Screech Owl, Hoy's Screech-Owl, Montane forest owl, Montane Forest Screech Owl, Montane Forest Screech-Owl, Yungas Screech Owl, Yungas Screech-owl
English, HBW: Yungas Screech-owl
English (IOC): Yungas Screech Owl
English (United States): Montane Forest Screech-Owl
Spanish: Alicucu Yungueño, Autillo Fresco, Lechuza hoyi
Spanish (Argentine): Alicucu Yungueño, Alilicucú Yungueño, Lechuza hoyi
Spanish (Spain): Autillo fresco
Spanish (HBW): Montane Forest Screech-Owl
Estonian: vihmapäll
Finnish: vuorimetsäpöllönen
French: Duc-nain de Hoy, Petit-duc de Hoy, Scops de Hoy
Croatian: bolivijski ćuk
Hungarian: hegyi füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo di Hoy
Japanese (romaji): hoiookonohazuku
Japanese: ホイオオコノハズク
Scientific: Megacsops hoyi, Megascops hoyi, Otus atricapillus hoyi, Otus hoyi
Lithuanian: Bolivinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Hoys Schreeuwuil, Hoy-schreeuwuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Saltaugle
Norwegian: Saltaugle
Polish: syczek argentynski, syczek argentyński, syczoń argentyński
Portuguese: corujinha-das-iungas
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-dos-yungas
Russian: *Горнолесная совка, Боливийская совка, Горнолесная Совка, Горно-лесная совка, Сова горнолесная
Slovak: výrček horský
Swedish: Hoys dvärguv, höyskrikuv
Turkish: Yungas puhucuğu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка аргентинська
Chinese: 霍氏角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 欉鳴角鴞