Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | výreček chocóský |
| English | Choco Screech-Owl |
| English (United States) | Choco Screech-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc du Choco |
| French (France) | Petit-duc du Choco |
| German | Chocókreischeule |
| Japanese | チョコオオコノハズク |
| Norwegian | chocougle |
| Polish | syczoń białoplamy |
| Russian | Чокская совка |
| Slovak | výrček ozdobný |
| Spanish | Autillo de Chocó |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Lechucita de Chocó |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Autillo del Chocó |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote del Chocó |
| Spanish (Panama) | Autillo del Chocó |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo de Chocó |
| Swedish | chocóskrikuv |
| Turkish | Çoko Puhucuğu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка чокоанська |
Megascops centralis (Hekstra, 1982)
PROTONYM:
Otus guatemalae centralis
Hekstra, 1982. Bulletin Zoologisch Museum Universiteit van Amsterdam 9 (7), p. 57.
TYPE LOCALITY:
AMNH 476699, Andes de Cumana, Northern Venezuela, adult, sex unknown, red morph, March 1897, ex Museo Delmas, wing 167 mm. Distribution and habitat. Northern Venezuela in coastal Andes mountains from Puerto Cabello to Peninsula Paria; also to be expected in the Sierra de Perija of northern Colombia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MEGASCOPS
- centralis
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Choco Screech-Owl Megascops centralis Scientific name definitions
Harold F. Greeney and Juan F. Freile
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Revision History
Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Choco Screech-Owl Megascops centralis
Authors
Harold F. Greeney and Juan F. Freile
Recommended Citation
Greeney, H. F. and J. F. Freile (2020). Choco Screech-Owl (Megascops centralis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.versco2.01
