Black-capped Screech-Owl Megascops atricapilla Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Monotypic
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: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 25, 2017
Text last updated September 25, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Черноглав чухал |
| Catalan | xot variable |
| Czech | výreček tmavohlavý |
| Dutch | Zwartkopschreeuwuil |
| English | Black-capped Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | Black-capped Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc à mèches noires |
| French (France) | Petit-duc à mèches noires |
| German | Kappenkreischeule |
| Japanese | ズグロオオコノハズク |
| Norwegian | indianerugle |
| Polish | syczoń ciemnogłowy |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | corujinha-sapo/corujinha-de-alagoas |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Corujinha-sapo |
| Russian | Черношапочная совка |
| Serbian | Crnokapi američki ćuk |
| Slovak | výrček tmavohlavý |
| Spanish | Autillo Capirotado |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Alilicucu Grande |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Lechucita grande |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo capirotado |
| Swedish | svartkronad skrikuv |
| Turkish | Kara Çemberli Puhucuk |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка темноголова |
Megascops atricapilla (Temminck, 1822)
PROTONYM:
Strix atricapilla
Temminck, 1822. Nouveau recueil de planches coloriées d'oiseaux, pour servir de suite et de complément aux planches enluminées de Buffon livr.25, pl.145.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- atricapilla
The Key to Scientific Names
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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 Black-capped Screech-Owl
