Koepcke's Screech Owl
Megascops koepckeae(Hekstra, GP, 1982)
English (US) Koepcke's Screech Owl
The Koepcke's Screech Owl (Megascops koepckeae) 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 koepckeae
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Koepcke's Screech Owl
- Described by
- (Hekstra, GP, 1982)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Megascops koepckeae koepckeae
- Megascops koepckeae hockingi
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Otus choliba koepckei
- Described by
- (Hekstra, GP, 1982)
- Type locality
- Koepcke collection 1699 a.u. on loan in AMNH, female adult, 3 Aug. I960, Peru, Dep. Ancash, Quebrada Yanganuco, near Yungai, Cordillera Bianca, in Polylepis wood, 4000 m, grey morph, wing about l80 mm, collected by Maria Koepcke. Distribution an habitat. Peruvian and Bolivian Andes between 1500-4500 m (5OOO-I5OOO ft), in Bolivia eventually lower; subtropical and lower temperate dry woodland and cloud forest, up to the tree limit.
- Original description
- Bulletin Zoologisch Museum Universiteit van Amsterdam 9 p.49-63
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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