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The Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla), or Variable Screech Owl is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Megascops
Scientific:
Megascops atricapilla
Citation:
(Temminck, 1822)
Reference:
Pl.Col. pl.145
Protonym:
Strix atricapilla
Avibase ID:
C904ED78E6F6A52A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C904ED78
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686676
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc à mèches noires ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Petit-duc à mèches noires ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 2] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapillus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Variable Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2015: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2016: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2017: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Clements, version 2018: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 3] |
Clements, version 2019: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.50: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.52: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
eBird version 1.53: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.54: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 3] |
eBird version 1.55: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 3] |
eBird version 2015: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
eBird version 2016: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
eBird version 2017: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
eBird version 2018: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 6] |
eBird version 2019: Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 6] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Otus atricapilla) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Variable Screech-owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black-capped Screech-owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 4] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Variable Screech-Owl ( Otus atricapillus) [version 5] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 2] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Black-capped Screech-Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black-capped Screech Owl ( Megascops atricapilla) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megascops atricapilla [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Megascops atricapilla [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Megascops [atricapilla or sanctaecatarinae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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