Megascops roraimae [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus] (Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus])

Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus]

Megascops roraimae [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus] (= Megascops roraimae napensis) (Chapman, FM 1928)

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 napensis

Original description

Citation:
(Chapman, FM 1928)

Reference:
Amer. Mus. Novit. no.332 p.3

Protonym:
Otus guatemalae napensis

Type locality:
Below San Jose' de Sumaco, eastern Ecuador.

Link:
https://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/3734/

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
ED05DE62DF2D7B16

Avibase ID:
avibase-ED05DE62

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/ED05DE62

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 1063249

English:
Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus]
French:
Petit-duc du Roraima [napensis, helleri ou bolivianus, incl. pallidus]

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus] ( Megascops roraimae [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Rio Napo Screech-Owl [incl. pallidus] ( Megascops napensis [incl. pallidus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Rio Napo Screech-Owl [incl. pallidus] ( Megascops napensis [incl. pallidus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus] ( Megascops roraimae [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Rio Napo Screech-Owl [incl. pallidus] ( Megascops napensis [incl. pallidus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Rio Napo Screech-Owl [incl. pallidus] ( Megascops napensis [incl. pallidus])
eBird version 2018: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2019: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2021: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2022: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2023: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2024: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]
eBird version 2025: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill) ( Megascops roraimae [napensis Group]) [version 6]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species (alt)

This taxon is a subspecies of Megascops roraimae

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Other synonyms

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German: Roraima-Kreischeule [napensis-Gruppe]
English: Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill), Rio Napo Screech-Owl [incl. pallidus], Roraima Screech Owl [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus], Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Foothill)
English, HBW: Vermiculated Screech-owl (napensis group)
English (IOC): Foothill Screech Owl (Foothill)
English (United States): Foothill Screech-Owl (Foothill)
Spanish: Autillo de Roraima (grupo napensis), Autillo Vermiculado (grupo napensis)
Spanish (Ecuador): Autillo Piemontano [Grupo napensis], Autillo Tropandino [Grupo napensis]
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Roraima (grupo napensis)
Spanish (HBW): Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Foothill)
Spanish (Mexico): Tecolote de Piedemonte (Piedemonte)
Spanish (Peru): Lechuza Submontana [grupo napensis]
French: Petit-duc du Rio Napo, Petit-duc du Rio Napo [incl. pallidus], Petit-duc du Roraima [napensis, helleri ou bolivianus, incl. pallidus], Petit-duc guatémaltèque (du Rio Napo)
Japanese: ゼンザンオオコノハズク (napensis グループ), ゼンザンオオコノハズク（napensis グループ）
Scientific: Megascops napensis, Megascops napensis [incl. pallidus], Megascops napensis napensis, Megascops roraimae [napensis Group], Megascops roraimae [napensis, helleri or bolivianus, incl. pallidus], Megascops roraimae napensis, Otus guatemalae napensis
Polish: syczoń wyżynny [gr. napensis]
Portuguese (Brazil): corujinha-de-roraima [grupo napensis]
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-das-colinas [grupo napensis]
Russian: Рораймская совка [группа napensis]
Slovak: výrček Chapmanov (skup.)
Swedish: bergskrikuv [gruppen napensis]
Turkish: Yazılı puhucuk [napensis grubu]