Xingu screech owl

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
Otus watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858) Megascops usta (Sclater, 1858) Megascops watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858)

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.^[1]

References

1. "Megascops stangiae (Xingu Screech-Owl) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
2. Dantas, Sidnei M.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Bates, John; Oliveira, Joiciane N.; Catanach, Therese A.; Aleixo, Alexandre (2021-03-26). "Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla-M. watsonii) complex (Aves: Strigidae)". Zootaxa. 4949 (3): 401–444. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1. hdl:10138/340062. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33903329.