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| − | + | Clements split Vermiculated Screech Owl into three species [[#References|[1]]]. However, at least one other authority [[#References|[2]]] further splits one subspecies (''M. g. vermiculatus'') whilst reusing the name Vermiculated Screech Owl to indicate the resulting species: | |
| + | *[[Middle American Screech Owl]] - ''Megascops guatemalae'' (Includes ''M. g. vermiculatus'') | ||
| + | *[[Choco Screech Owl]] - ''Megascops centralis'' | ||
| + | *[[Foothill Screech Owl]] - ''Megascops roraimae'' | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#{{Ref-GillDonskerRasmussen21V11.2}} | ||
| + | {{Ref}} | ||
| + | <!--- Comment to editors: | ||
| + | Note for editors: the below text is from the pre-split version of Vermiculated Screech Owl. | ||
| − | [[Image:Vermiculated_Screech_Owl2005-11-02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Don | + | [[Image:Vermiculated_Screech_Owl2005-11-02.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Vermiculated Screech Owl, ''M. g. vermiculatus''<br />Photo © by {{user|Don+Gato|Don Gato}}<br />La Selva Biological Station (OTS), Sarapiqui de Heredia, [[Costa Rica]], February 2005]] |
| + | ;[[:Category:Megascops|Megascops]] guatemalae | ||
| + | ''Otus guatemalae''<br /> | ||
| + | '''Includes Middle American Screech-Owl, Rio Napo Screech-Owl; Roraima Screech-Owl; Choco Screech Owl''' | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 20-23cm (7¾-9 in)<br /> | ||
| + | *Medium brown | ||
| + | *Under parts heavily streaked with fine crossbars | ||
| + | *Darker brown streaks on forehead | ||
| + | *Yellow iris | ||
| + | *Greenish yellow bill | ||
| + | *Indistinct white eyebrows | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | [[Image:Vermiculated Choco Screech-Owl.JPG|thumb|350px|right|Choco Screech Owl, ''M. g. centralis''<br />Photo © by {{user|COLOMBIA+Birding|COLOMBIA Birding}}<br />Canopy Tower, Panama, September 2012]] | ||
| + | [[Mexico]], [[Honduras]], [[Guatemala]], [[Costa Rica]] to [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]], and further down through [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]] , and northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This and almost all Screech Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (''Otus'') as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to ''Megascops'' have been accepted by all main world authorities. | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:20160209120444052.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Roraima Screech-Owl, ''M. g. roraimae''<br />Photo © by {{user|andyadcock|Andy Adcock}}<br />La Escalera, [[Venezuela]], January 2016]] | ||
| + | Clements recognizes 13 subspecies in five groups<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | * Guatemala Screech Owl | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. tomlini'' in northwest [[Mexico]] (southeast Sonora and southwest Chihuahua to Sinaloa) | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. hastatus'' in western [[Mexico]] (southwest Sinaloa to Oaxaca) | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. cassini'' in eastern [[Mexico]] (southern Tamaulipas and northern Veracruz) | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. fuscus'' in the mountains of eastern [[Mexico]] (central Veracruz) | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. thompsoni'' on Yucatán Peninsula and Cozumel Island | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. guatemalae'' in the mountains of southeast [[Mexico]] (southeast Veracruz and northeast Oaxaca) to [[Honduras]] | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. dacrysistactus'' in the mountains of [[Nicaragua]] | ||
| + | * Vermiculated Screech Owl | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. vermiculatus'' in [[Costa Rica]] and possibly western [[Panama]] | ||
| + | * Choco Screech Owl | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. centralis'' from central [[Panama]] to northern [[Colombia]] and western [[Ecuador]] | ||
| + | * Roraima Screech Owl | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. roraimae'' in Tepuis of southeast [[Venezuela]] and adjacent northern [[Brazil]] | ||
| + | * Foothill Screech Owl | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. napensis'' in eastern [[Ecuador]] and eastern [[Colombia]] | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. helleri'' in eastern [[Peru]] | ||
| + | ** ''M. g. bolivianus'' in northern [[Bolivia]] | ||
| + | Gill and Donsker recognize every group as full species (although with different names: Middle American Screech Owl, Vermiculated Screech Owl, Choco Screech Owl, Roraima Screech Owl and Yungas Screech Owl (which is not even accepted as subspecies by Clements.). Dickinson has relumped the complex and accepts only 9 subspecies (''hastatus'', ''cassini'', ''fuscus'', ''thompsoni'', ''guatemalae'', ''dacrysistactus'', ''vermiculatus'', ''roraimae'' and ''napensis''). centralis is considered by some as a synonym of ''vermiculatus'' and therefore not a valid subspecies<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Lowlands and foothills to between 1200 m and 1800 m including sides of Tepuis, in humid dense forest often with many epiphytes. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | The diet includes. as well as insects, most likely small vertebrates too. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | They nest in tree cavities or old nest holes of other bird. The clutch consists of 2-3 eggs which are laid during March and April. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}# König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2 | ||
| + | #{{Ref-GillDonsker15V5.3}}#{{Ref-HM04}} | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Megascops+ | + | {{GSearch|Megascops+guatemalae}} |
| − | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megascops]] | |
| − | + | ---> | |
| − | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
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Clements split Vermiculated Screech Owl into three species [1]. However, at least one other authority [2] further splits one subspecies (M. g. vermiculatus) whilst reusing the name Vermiculated Screech Owl to indicate the resulting species:
- Middle American Screech Owl - Megascops guatemalae (Includes M. g. vermiculatus)
- Choco Screech Owl - Megascops centralis
- Foothill Screech Owl - Megascops roraimae
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2021. IOC World Bird List (v 11.2). Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.11.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Vermiculated Screech-Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Vermiculated_Screech-Owl
