Xingu screech owl

The Xingu screech owl (Megascops stangiae) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. 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.

This species was described in 2021, and thus recognized in Avibase taxonomic concepts.