Alagoas screech owl

The Alagoas screech owl (Megascops alagoensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.^[2] It is found only in the Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River of Brazil, and is threatened by forest fragmentation.^[1] The holotype was collected at Engenho Coimbra. It is closely related to black-capped screech owl in both morphology and genetics.^[1]

Alagoas screech owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Megascops
Species:	M. alagoensis
Binomial name
Megascops alagoensis Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021[1]
Synonyms
Megascops atricapilla (Temminck, 1822)

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.^[2] It is named for the Brazilian state of Alagoas, where it was first found.^[1]

See also

• List of bird species described in the 2020s