Long-tufted screech owl

Long-tufted screech owl
Long-tufted screech owl at Urupema, Santa Catarina (state), Brazil
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Megascops
Species:
M. sanctaecatarinae
Binomial name
Megascops sanctaecatarinae
(Salvin, 1897)
Synonyms

Otus sanctaecatarinae Sibley and Monroe, 1990, 1993
Ephialtes argentina Schlegel, 1862 (disputed name)
Otus atricapillus argentinus Hekstra, 1982 (disputed name)
Otus choliba maximus Sztolcman, 1926
Otus choliba pintoi Kelso, 1936 (disputed name)

The long-tufted screech owl (Megascops sanctaecatarinae) is a species of "typical owl" in the subfamily Striginae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay.

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