North-eastern Colombia to northern Venezuela and the tepuis of southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and adjacent Brazil. Also eastern slope of the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Megascops vermiculatus).
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2011).
Foothill Screech Owl (Megascops roraimae) [XC449345]
by id from Nuevo Mundo, Resguardo Ind\u00edgena Jard\u00edn de la Sierra, Orito, Putumayo, Colombia (song)
Foothill Screech Owl (Megascops roraimae) [XC271862]
by Jos\u00e9 Almir Jacomelli Junior from Brownsberg, Brokopondo, Suriname (song)
Subspecies
Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Megascops vermiculatus).
The following 5 subspecies are recognised:
roraimae (Salvin, 1897) - North-eastern Colombia to northern Venezuela and the tepuis of southern Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and adjacent Brazil. Also eastern slope of the Andes from Colombia to Bolivia. Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Megascops vermiculatus).
pallidus (Hekstra, 1982) - Coastal mountains of northern Venezuela.
napensis (Chapman, 1928) - Andean foothills of Venezuela, eastern Colombia and eastern Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Rio Napo Screech-Owl (Megascops napensis).
helleri Kelso, L, 1940 - Tropical eastern Peru.
bolivianus Bond & Meyer de Schauensee, 1941 - Tropical northern Bolivia (Cochabamba).
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