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Megascops albogularis

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Classis: Aves
Subclassis: Carinatae
Infraclassis: Neornithes
Parvclassis: Neognathae
Ordo: Strigiformes
Familia: Strigidae
Subfamilia: Striginae
Genus: Megascops
Species: Megascops albogularis
Subspecies: M. a. aequatorialis - M. a. albogularis - M. a. macabrum - M. a. meridensis - M. a. obscurus - M. a. remotus

Name

Megascops albogularis (Cassin, 1849)

Reference

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 4(1848) p.124

Vernacular names
Internationalization
English: White-throated Screech-owl
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Andesugle

The White-throated Screech Owl (Megascops albogularis) is an owl found in Andes in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. It is the largest species of the genus Megascops, at 26 cm (10.5 in) and 185 grams (6.6 oz).

References

* BirdLife Species Factsheet
* http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Megascops&species=albogularis

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