Megascops roraimae

Megascops roraimae

Megascops roraimae — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Strigiformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Archosauromorpha Cladus: Crurotarsi Divisio: Archosauria Cladus: Avemetatarsalia Cladus: Ornithodira Subtaxon: Dinosauromorpha Cladus: Dinosauriformes Cladus: Dracohors Cladus: Dinosauria Ordo: Saurischia Cladus: Eusaurischia Subordo: Theropoda Cladus: Neotheropoda Cladus: Averostra Cladus: Tetanurae Cladus: Avetheropoda Cladus: Coelurosauria Cladus: Tyrannoraptora Cladus: Maniraptoromorpha Cladus: Maniraptoriformes Cladus: Maniraptora Cladus: Pennaraptora Cladus: Paraves Cladus: Eumaniraptora Cladus: Avialae Infraclassis: Aves Cladus: Avebrevicauda Cladus: Pygostylia Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithuromorpha Cladus: Carinatae Parvclassis: Neornithes Cohors: Neognathae Cladus: Neoaves Ordo: Strigiformes

Familia: Strigidae
Subfamilia: Striginae
Genus: Megascops
Species: Megascops roraimae
Subspecies: M. r. pallidus – M. r. napensis – M. r. roraimae

Dubious taxa or synonyms: M. r. bolivianus – M. r. helleri – M. r. rufus

Name

Megascops roraimae (Salvin, 1897)

Synonyms

• Scops roraimae (protonym)
• Otus roraimae (Salvin, 1897)
• Otus guatemalae roraimae (Salvin, 1897)
• Otus vermiculatus roraimae (Salvin, 1897)
• Megascops vermiculatus roraimae (Salvin, 1897)
• Megascops guatemalae roraimae (Salvin, 1897)

References

Primary references

Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 6 .p. 38 BHL

Additional references

• Krabbe, N. 2017. A new species of Megascops (Strigidae) from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia, with notes on voices of New World screech-owls. Ornitología Colombiana 16: eA08:1–27. Full article (PDF)Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Roraima screech-owl; Foothill screech-owl
español: Autillo de Roraima
português: Corujinha-de-roraima

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