- Megascops roraimae
Also known as Foothill Screech Owl
Identification
Distribution
South-east Venezuela and nearest parts of Brazil
Taxonomy
Some authorities consider Roraima Screech Owl a subspecies of Vermiculated Screech Owl.
This and almost all Screech Owls in the Americas have previously been considered to belong in the same genus (Otus) as the European and Asian Scops-Owls, but a reassignment to Megascops have been accepted by among other authorities, the American Ornithologists' Union.
Habitat
Tepuis
