White-throated Screech Owl
Megascops albogularis(Cassin, J, 1849)
English (US) White-throated Screech Owl
The White-throated Screech Owl (Megascops albogularis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Megascops albogularis
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- White-throated Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops albogularis obscurus
- Megascops albogularis meridensis
- Megascops albogularis macabrus
- Megascops albogularis albogularis
- Megascops albogularis remotus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Syrnium albo-gularis
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1849)
- Type locality
- South America, restricted to Choachi, 15 miles east of Bogota, by Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 36, 1917, p. 254.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848) p.124
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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