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 LC    Variable Screech-Owl* Id (Atlas):
    Megascops atricapilla

Description (10)
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Other Scientific Names
Otus atricapilla [BirdLife International (2004)], Otus atricapillus [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Black-capped Screech-Owl, Variable Screech-Owl, Black-capped Screech Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Temminck, 1822)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,150 m.

Range (Guide)
Argentina, Brazil (B), Paraguay (B).

South-eastern Brazil (southern Bahia and Goiás south to Santa Catarina), south-eastern Paraguay and extreme north-eastern Argentina (northern Misiones).
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla) [XC838526]
     by id from Fazenda S\u00e3o Miguel, Itaj\u00e1, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

 
Black-capped Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla) [XC838524]
     by JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA from Fazenda S\u00e3o Miguel, Itaj\u00e1, Goi\u00e1s, Brazil (song)

Subspecies
Otus atricapillus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Otus atricapilla and Otus guatemalae following AOU (1998) and SACC (2005) and Otus hoyi following SACC (2005). These species have subsequently been moved to the genus Megascops following AOU (2003). Otus guatemalae (AOU 1998) includes Otus vermiculatus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993). Gender agreement of Megascops atricapilla follows David and Gosselin (2002a).

Perhaps a member of a superspecies, along with Middle American Screech-Owl (Megascops guatemalae), Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Megascops vermiculatus), Montane Forest Screech-Owl (Megascops hoyi) and Long-tufted Screech-Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae). Sometimes considered to include some or most of those as subspecies. Southern populations have been sometimes separated as argentinus.

No subspecies.


References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Variable Screech-Owl (Megascops atricapilla) - 10 files


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