Xingu screech owl
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The Xingu screech owl (Megascops stangiae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.[1] It is found only in the Tapajos-Xingu and Xingu-Tocantins of Brazil. The holotype was collected in Serra dos Carajás. It is closely related to tawny-bellied screech owl in both morphology and genetics, but could be differed by its longer song pace.[2]
| Xingu screech owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Megascops |
| Species: | M. stangiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Megascops stangiae Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021 | |
| Synonyms | |
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This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.[1]
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