Rufescent Screech Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q125932
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Summary

Rufescent Screech Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (62 views/month, #1,624 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Megascops[5]
  • Taxon name: Megascops ingens[6]
  • Commons category: Megascops ingens[7]
  • Original combination: Scops ingens[8]
  • Short name: M. ingens[9]
  • Taxon common name: Rufescent Screech Owl[10], Salvinkreischeule[11], Autillo pálido[12], xot de Salvin[13], výreček narezavělý[14], suur-pilvepäll[15], Tåkeugle[16], Salvin-Kreischeule[17], Rufescent Screech-owl[18], جغد جارزن گردویی[19], Petit-duc de Salvin[20], Andesschreeuwuil[21], Rostskrikuv[22], Совка Сальвина[23]
  • Taxon range: South America[24]

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Identifiers

Rufescent Screech Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 19785[25]. Rufescent Screech Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 1740169[26]. Rufescent Screech Owl's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1025839[27]. Rufescent Screech Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497328[28]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 686668[29] and 555394[30].

Why It Matters

Rufescent Screech Owl has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [24] ↑ . museum.lsu.edu. Retrieved . museum.lsu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · AntiDerangedKhanTengriAction · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Itis tsn → 686668, 555394
    Wikipedia languages → ['ast', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 8w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Taxon range → South America
    Parent taxon → Megascops
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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