Megascops roraimae roraimae (Roraima Screech Owl (roraimae))

Roraima Screech Owl (roraimae)

Megascops roraimae roraimae (Salvin, O 1897)

Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops roraimae roraimae

Original description

Citation:
(Salvin, O 1897)

Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 6 p.38

Protonym:
Scops roraimae

Type locality:
Roraima, British Guiana.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/398/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
BD1DEAD959D59D2C

Avibase ID:
avibase-BD1DEAD9

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/BD1DEAD9

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 1063761

English:
Roraima Screech Owl (roraimae)
French:
Petit-duc du Roraima (roraimae)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Roraima Screech Owl (roraimae) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Roraima Screech-Owl (roraimae) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Roraima Screech-Owl (roraimae) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Roraima Screech-Owl (nominate) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Roraima Screech-Owl (nominate) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Roraima Screech-Owl (nominate) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae)
Avilist 2025: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2021: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2022: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2023: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2024: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2025: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2018: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
Clements, version 2019: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
eBird version 2018: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2019: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2021: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2022: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2023: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2024: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2025: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima) ( Megascops roraimae roraimae) [version 6]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Otus guatemalae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Megascops roraimae roraimae [version 3]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops roraimae [roraimae or pallidus]

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Related taxa

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

German: Roraima-Kreischeule (roraimae)
English: Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima), Roraima Screech Owl (roraimae), Roraima Screech-Owl (nominate), Roraima Screech-Owl (roraimae), Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Roraima)
English, HBW: Vermiculated Screech-owl (Roraima)
English (IOC): Foothill Screech Owl (Roraima)
English (United States): Foothill Screech-Owl (Roraima)
Spanish: Autillo de Roraima (roraimae), Autillo Vermiculado (roraimae)
Spanish (Ecuador): Autillo Piemontano (roraimae), Autillo Tropandino (roraimae)
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Roraima (roraimae)
Spanish (HBW): Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Roraima)
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote de Piedemonte (Roraima)
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Submontana (roraimae)
French: Petit-duc du Roraima, Petit-duc du Roraima (nominal), Petit-duc du Roraima (roraimae)
Japanese: ゼンザンオオコノハズク (roraimae), ゼンザンオオコノハズク（roraimae）
Scientific: Megascops roraimae, Megascops roraimae roraimae, Otus guatemalae roraimae, Scops roraimae
Polish: syczoń wyżynny (roraimae)
Portuguese (Brazil): corujinha-de-roraima (roraimae)
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-das-colinas (roraimae)
Russian: Рораймская совка (roraimae)
Slovak: výrček podhorský (skup.)
Swedish: bergskrikuv (roraimae)
Turkish: Yazılı puhucuk (roraimae)