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 NR    Rufescent Screech-Owl* Id (Atlas):
    Megascops ingens

Description (10)
Image of Rufescent Screech-Owl
 

Other Scientific Names
Otus ingens [BirdLife International (2004)], Otus ingens [Stotz et al. (1996)]

Other Names (World)
Rufescent Screech-Owl, Salvin's Screech-owl, Chapman's Screech-owl (aequatorialis), Least Screech-owl (minimus), Rufescent Screech Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
25 - 28 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1897)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. From 1,000 - 2,200 m.

Range (Guide)
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status NR
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (43)...)

 
Rufescent Screech Owl (Megascops ingens) [XC506067]
     by Jacob Wijpkema from Serran\u00eda Sadiri, Madidi NP, La Paz, Bolivia (song)

 
Rufescent Screech Owl (Megascops ingens) [XC857452]
     by Jos\u00e9 Mar\u00eda Loaiza B. from Mindo (near Rancho del Medio), Cant\u00f3n San Miguel de Los Bancos, Pichincha, Ecuador (song)

Subspecies
Otus ingens (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into ingens and colombianus and moved to the genus Megascops following SACC (2005).

Relationships uncertain. Often considered to include Colombian Screech-Owl (Megascops colombianus) as subspecies. Cinnamon Screech-Owl (Megascops petersoni) treated as conspecific by some authors. Forms described from eastern Ecuador (aequatorialis) and Bolivia (minimus) now thought to represent individual variation, synonymized with nominate.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

  • venezuelanus (Phelps & Phelps Jr, 1954)   -  Northern Colombia and north-western Venezuela.
  • ingens (Salvin, 1897)   -  Andes from north-eastern Ecuador to west-central Bolivia.
  • colombianus (Traylor, 1952)   -  Western slope of Andes of Colombia to north-western Ecuador. Considered by some authors to be a distinct species, Colombian Screech-Owl (Megascops colombianus).



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Rufescent Screech-Owl (Megascops ingens) - 10 files


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