Foothill Screech-Owl Megascops roraimae Scientific name definitions
- 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, Guy M. Kirwan, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Harold F. Greeney
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Рорайменски чухал |
| Czech | výreček roraimský |
| Dutch | Heuvelschreeuwuil |
| English | Foothill Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | Foothill Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc du Roraima |
| French (France) | Petit-duc du Roraima |
| German | Roraima-Kreischeule |
| Japanese | ゼンザンオオコノハズク |
| Norwegian | roraimaugle |
| Polish | syczoń wyżynny |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | corujinha-de-roraima |
| Russian | Рораймская совка |
| Slovak | výrček podhorský |
| Spanish | Autillo de Piedemonte |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Autillo Piemontano |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote de Piedemonte |
| Spanish (Peru) | Lechuza Submontana |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo de piedemonte |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Curucucú Vermiculado |
| Swedish | bergskrikuv |
| Turkish | Yazılı Puhucuk |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка нагірна |
Megascops roraimae (Salvin, 1897)
PROTONYM:
Scops roraimae
Salvin, 1897. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 6, p.38.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Roraima, British Guiana.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- roraima / roraimae
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Foothill Screech-Owl
