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Roraima or Rio Napo Screech Owl

Megascops [roraimae or napensis] (= Megascops roraimae) (Salvin, O 1897)

The foothill screech owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Megascops
Scientific:
  Megascops 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:
  D7F23E226BBB6FB1

Avibase ID:
  avibase-D7F23E22

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/D7F23E22

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063248

Geographic range:

  • Megascops roraimae roraimae: tepuis of southern Venezuela, adjacent northern Brazil, southern Guyana, and Suriname
  • Megascops roraimae pallidus: coastal mountains of northern Venezuela
  • Megascops napensis napensis: Andean foothills of Venezuela, eastern Colombia, and eastern Ecuador
  • Megascops napensis helleri: tropical eastern Peru
  • Megascops napensis bolivianus: tropical northern Bolivia (La Paz)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech Owl
French:
Petit-duc du Roraima ou P.-d. du Rio Napo

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [roraimae or napensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [roraimae or napensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [roraimae or napensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [roraimae or napensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl ( Megascops [roraimae or napensis])
Avilist 2025:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2021:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2022:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2023:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2024:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2018:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
Clements, version 2019:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
eBird version 2018:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2019:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2021:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2022:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2023:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
eBird version 2024:
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 6]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Foothill Screech Owl ( Megascops roraimae) [version 3]
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Foothill Screech-Owl ( Megascops roraimae)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops [vermiculatus, centralis, roraimae or napensis]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Czech: výreček roraimský
Danish: Roraimadværghornugle
German: Roraima-Kreischeule
English: Foothill Screech-Owl, Foothill Screech Owl, Foothill Screech-Owl, Roraima or Rio Napo Screech-Owl
English, HBW: Vermiculated Screech-owl (Foothill)
English (IOC): Foothill Screech Owl
English (United States): Foothill Screech-Owl
Spanish: Autillo de Piedemonte, Autillo de Roraima
Spanish (Ecuador): Autillo Piemontano, Autillo Tropandino
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de piedemonte
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote de Piedemonte
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Submontana
Spanish (Venezuela): Curucucú Vermiculado
French: Petit-duc du Roraima, Petit-duc du Roraima ou P.-d. du Rio Napo, Petit-duc guatémaltèque (Roraima)
Hungarian: roraimai füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo del Roraima
Japanese: ゼンザンオオコノハズク
Scientific: Megascops [roraimae or napensis], Megascops roraimae, Megascops roraimae roraimae, Scops roraimae
Dutch: Heuvelschreeuwuil, Roraimaschreeuwuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Roraimaugle
Norwegian: Roraimaugle
Polish: syczoń wenezuelski, syczoń wyżynny
Portuguese: corujinha-de-roraima
Portuguese (Brazil): corujinha-de-roraima
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-das-colinas
Russian: Рораймская совка, Совка Рорейма
Slovak: výrček podhorský
Swedish: bergskrikuv, roraimaskrikuv
Turkish: Yazılı puhucuk
Ukrainian: сплюшка нагірна
Chinese: 委内瑞拉角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 洛來馬鳴角鴞

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