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Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl

Megascops [ingens or colombianus] (= Megascops ingens) (Salvin, O 1897)

The rufescent screech owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops ingens


Original description

Citation:
  (Salvin, O 1897)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 6 p.37

Protonym:
  Scops ingens

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/101092#page/397/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  CA408A36EDA2AA56

Avibase ID:
  avibase-CA408A36

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/CA408A36


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686668

Geographic range:

  • Megascops ingens ingens: Andes of n Ecuador to Peru and w-central Bolivia
  • Megascops ingens venezuelanus: Andes of n Colombia to nw Venezuela
  • Megascops colombianus: W slope of Andes of Colombia to nw Ecuador
English:
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl
French:
Petit-duc de Salvin ou P.-d. de Colombie


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl ( Megascops [ingens or colombianus])
Clements 1st edition:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Otus ingens)
Clements, version 2022:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Otus ingens)
eBird version 2022:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Otus ingens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Otus ingens) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Otus ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Rufescent Screech-Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Rufescent Screech Owl ( Megascops ingens) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops [albogularis, ingens or columbianus]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Xot de Salvin
Czech: Výrecek narezavelý, výreček narezavělý
Danish: Rødbrun Dværghornugle
German: Rostkreischeule, Salvineule
English: Rufescent or Colombian Screech-Owl, Rufescent Screech Owl, Rufescent Screech-Owl
English, HBW: Rufescent/Colombian Screech-owl
English (IOC): Rufescent Screech Owl
English (United States): Rufescent Screech-Owl
Spanish: Autillo Grande, Autillo Pálido
Spanish (Colombia): Autillo Grande
Spanish (Ecuador): Autillo Rojizo
Spanish (Spain): Autillo pálido
Spanish (HBW): Rufescent Screech-Owl
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Rojiza
Spanish (Venezuela): Curucucú Pálido
Estonian: suur-pilvepäll
Finnish: Andienpöllönen
French: Petit-duc de Salvin, Petit-duc de Salvin ou P.-d. de Colombie, Scops de Salvin
Croatian: riđogrli ćuk
Hungarian: Salvin-füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo rossiccio, Assiolo rossiccio americano
Japanese (romaji): andesuookonohazuku, boribiaookonohazuku
Japanese: アンデスオオコノハズク
Scientific: Ciccaba minima, Megascops [ingens or colombianus], Megascops ingens, Megascops ingens ingens, Megascops minimus, Otus ingens, Otus ingens ingens, Otus minimus, Scops ingens
Lithuanian: Salvino apuokėlis
Dutch: Andesschreeuwuil, Andes-schreeuwuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tåkeugle
Norwegian: Tåkeugle
Polish: syczek wlochaty, syczek włochaty, syczoń włochaty
Portuguese: corujinha-avermelhada
Russian: Бурая совка, Совка рыжая, Совка Сальвина
Slovak: výrcek červenkastý, výrček červenkastý
Swedish: Rödgul dvärguv, rostskrikuv
Turkish: Kara gözlü puhucuk
Ukrainian: Сплюшка андійська
Chinese: 萨氏角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 大鳴角鴞

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