Xingu screech owl explained

The Xingu screech owl (Megascops stangiae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.[1] It is found only in the Tapajos-Xingu and Xingu-Tocantins of Brazil. The holotype was collected in Serra dos Carajás. It is closely related to tawny-bellied screech owl in both morphology and genetics, but could be differed by its longer song pace.[2]

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Megascops stangiae (Xingu Screech-Owl) - Avibase . 2022-10-12 . avibase.bsc-eoc.org.
  2. Dantas . Sidnei M. . Weckstein . Jason D. . Bates . John . Oliveira . Joiciane N. . Catanach . Therese A. . Aleixo . Alexandre . 2021-03-26 . Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla-M. watsonii) complex (Aves: Strigidae) . Zootaxa . 4949 . 3 . 401–444 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1 . 1175-5334. free . 33903329 . 10138/340062 . free .

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