Long-tufted Screech-Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae)

Other Scientific Names
Otus sanctaecatarinae [BirdLife International (2004)], Otus sanctaecatarinae [Sibley and Monroe (1990, 1993)]

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
25 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Salvin, 1897)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland dry grassland and shrubland, dry forest. From 300 - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Argentina, Brazil (B).

South-eastern Brazil (Paraná, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul), north-eastern Argentina (Misiones) and Uruguay.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (6)...)

Long-tufted Screech Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) [XC842571]
by id from Intervales State Park (near Ribeir\u00e3o Grande), Ribeir\u00e3o Grande, S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil (song)

Long-tufted Screech Owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) [XC679244]
by Alejandro Bodrati from Ruta provincial N\u00ba 21, Reserva de Biosfera Yaboty, Guaran\u00ed, Misiones, Argentina (song)

Subspecies
Perhaps a member of a superspecies, along with Guatemalan Screech-Owl (Megascops guatemalae), Vermiculated Screech-Owl (Megascops vermiculatus), Yungas Screech-Owl (Megascops hoyi) and Variable Screech-Owl (Megascops atricapilla). Formerly considered conspecific with Variable Screech-Owl (Megascops atricapilla), but vocally and morphologically distinct.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

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