White-throated Screech-Owl Megascops albogularis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (5)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.1 — Published October 25, 2022
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Белогуш чухал |
| Catalan | xot gorjablanc |
| Czech | výreček bělovousý |
| Dutch | Witkeelschreeuwuil |
| English | White-throated Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | White-throated Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc à gorge blanche |
| French (France) | Petit-duc à gorge blanche |
| German | Weißkehl-Kreischeule |
| Japanese | ノドジロオオコノハズク |
| Norwegian | andesugle |
| Polish | syczoń białogardły |
| Russian | Белогорлая совка |
| Serbian | Belogrli američki ćuk |
| Slovak | výrček bielohrdlý |
| Spanish | Autillo Gorjiblanco |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Autillo Goliblanco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Lechuza de Garganta Blanca |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo gorjiblanco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Curucucú Gargantiblanco |
| Swedish | vitstrupig skrikuv |
| Turkish | Ak Boğazlı Puhucuk |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка білогорла |
Revision Notes
Shawn M. Billerman standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page.
Megascops albogularis (Cassin, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Syrnium albo-gularis
Cassin, 1849. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848), p.124.
TYPE LOCALITY:
South America, restricted to Choachi, 15 miles east of Bogota, by Chapman, Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 36, 1917, p. 254.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- albogulare / albogularis
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Distribution of the White-throated Screech-Owl
