Xingu screech owl

{{Short description|Species of owl}}

{{Speciesbox | genus = Megascops | species = stangiae | authority = Dantas, SM; Weckstein, JD; Bates, JM; Oliveira, JN; Catanach, TA; Aleixo, ALP 2021<ref name=mainref>{{Cite Q|Q106506400}}</ref> | range_map = | synonyms = * ''Otus watsonii usta'' (Sclater, 1858) * ''Megascops usta'' (Sclater, 1858) * ''Megascops watsonii usta'' (Sclater, 1858) }}

The '''Xingu screech owl''' ('''''Megascops stangiae''''') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.<ref name=avibase>{{Cite web |title=Megascops stangiae (Xingu Screech-Owl) - Avibase |url=https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=13B45F6C |access-date=2022-10-12 |website=avibase.bsc-eoc.org}}</ref> 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.<ref name="mainref"/>

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.<ref name=avibase/>

==See also== *List of bird species described in the 2020s

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Category:Megascops Category:Birds of Brazil Category:Birds described in 2021

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