Long-tufted screech owl

Long-tufted screech owl
Long-tufted screech owl at Urupema, Santa Catarina (state), Brazil
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Megascops
Species:
M. sanctaecatarinae
Binomial name
Megascops sanctaecatarinae
(Salvin, 1897)
Synonyms

Otus sanctaecatarinae Sibley and Monroe, 1990, 1993
Ephialtes argentina Schlegel, 1862 (disputed name)
Otus atricapillus argentinus Hekstra, 1982 (disputed name)
Otus choliba maximus Sztolcman, 1926
Otus choliba pintoi Kelso, 1936 (disputed name)

The long-tufted screech owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) is a species of "typical owl" in the subfamily Striginae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.[3][4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Long-tufted Screech-owl Megascops sanctaecatarinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688874A93210328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688874A93210328.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Gill, F.; Donsker, D.; Rasmussen, P., eds. (January 2022). "Owls". IOC World Bird List. v 12.1. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  4. ^ HBW and BirdLife International (2020) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW-BirdLife_Checklist_v5_Dec20.zip [.xls zipped 1 MB] retrieved May 27, 2021