Xingu screech owl

The Xingu screech owl (Megascops stangiae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.^[2] It is found only in the Tapajos-Xingu and Xingu-Tocantins of Brazil. The holotype was collected in Serra dos Carajás. It is closely related to tawny-bellied screech owl in both morphology and genetics, but could be differed by its longer song pace.^[1]

Xingu screech owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Megascops
Species:	M. stangiae
Binomial name
Megascops stangiae Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021[1]
Synonyms
Otus watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858) Megascops usta (Sclater, 1858) Megascops watsonii usta (Sclater, 1858)

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.^[2]

See also

• List of bird species described in the 2020s