Megascops
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Megascops m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Strigidae – screech owls.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Strigiformes - order; Strigidae - family; Striginae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Megascops asio - type species; Megascops albogularis, Megascops atricapilla, Megascops barbarus, Megascops centralis, Megascops choliba, Megascops clarkii, Megascops colombianus, Megascops cooperi, Megascops flammeolus, Megascops guatemalae, Megascops hoyi, Megascops ingens, Megascops kennicottii, Megascops koepckeae, Megascops marshalli, Megascops napensis, Megascops nudipes, Megascops petersoni, Megascops roboratus, Megascops roraimae, Megascops sanctaecatarinae, Megascops seductus, Megascops trichopsis, Megascops vermiculatus, Megascops watsonii - other species
References
Megascops on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Megascops on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Megascops on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN