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| + | '''Alternative name: Santa Catarina Screech Owl''' | ||
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[[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]], and NE [[Argentina]]. | [[Brazil]], [[Uruguay]], and NE [[Argentina]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|1]]</sup>. | ||
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This species has previously been considered a subspecies of [[Variable Screech Owl]] | This species has previously been considered a subspecies of [[Variable Screech Owl]] | ||
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 among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union. | 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 among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union. | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Foothills | + | Foothills (300 - 800 m [[Dictionary_A-F#A|asl]]) in open forests, woodland, edges, and even towns with groups of trees, but avoids dense interior forests. |
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thOct12}}# König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2 | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Screech+sanctaecatarinae}} | {{GSearch|Screech+sanctaecatarinae}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megascops]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Megascops]] | ||
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Alternative name: Santa Catarina Screech Owl
- Megascops sanctaecatarinae
Otus sanctaecatarinae
Photo by Peter R. Bono
Location: Grounds of Hotel Veraneio Hampel, Sao Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Location: Grounds of Hotel Veraneio Hampel, Sao Francisco de Paula, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Identification
Distribution
Brazil, Uruguay, and NE Argentina.
Taxonomy
This species has previously been considered a subspecies of Variable Screech Owl
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 among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union.
Habitat
Foothills (300 - 800 m asl) in open forests, woodland, edges, and even towns with groups of trees, but avoids dense interior forests.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2012. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2012. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
- König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
