The Alagoas screech owl (Megascops alagoensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.[1] It is found only in the Atlantic Forest north of the São Francisco River of Brazil, and is threatened by forest fragmentation.[2] The holotype was collected at Engenho Coimbra. It is closely related to black-capped screech owl in both morphology and genetics.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Megascops |
| Species: | M. alagoensis
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| Megascops alagoensis Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021
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This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.[1] It is named for the Brazilian state of Alagoas, where it was first found.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "Megascops alagoensis (Alagoas Screech-Owl) - Avibase". avibase.bsc-eoc.org. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ^ a b DANTAS, SIDNEI M.; WECKSTEIN, JASON D.; BATES, JOHN; OLIVEIRA, JOICIANE N.; CATANACH, THERESE A.; ALEIXO, ALEXANDRE (2021-03-26). "Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla-M. watsonii) complex (Aves: Strigidae)". Zootaxa. 4949 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
- ^ Dantas, Sidnei M.; Weckstein, Jason D.; Bates, John; Oliveira, Joiciane N.; Catanach, Therese A.; Aleixo, Alexandre (2021-03-26). "Multi-character taxonomic review, systematics, and biogeography of the Black-capped/Tawny-bellied Screech Owl (Megascops atricapilla-M. watsonii) complex (Aves: Strigidae)". Zootaxa. 4949 (3): 401–444. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4949.3.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
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