Xingu screech owl | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Megascops |
Species: |
M. stangiae
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Binomial name | |
Megascops stangiae Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021 | |
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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-TocantinsofBrazil. 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]
This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.[1]
Megascops stangiae |
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