Ryukyu Scops-Owl Otus elegans Scientific name definitions
- NT Near Threatened
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (4)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, Jeffrey S. Marks, J. Brendan Sloan, and Andrew J. Spencer
Version: 1.1 — Published January 29, 2021
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Окинавски чухал |
| Catalan | xot elegant |
| Chinese | 蘭嶼角鴞 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 琉球角鴞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 琉球角鸮（兰屿角鸮） |
| Czech | výreček rjúkjúský |
| Dutch | Ryukyudwergooruil |
| English | Ryukyu Scops-Owl |
| English (UK) | Ryukyu Scops Owl |
| English (United States) | Ryukyu Scops-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc élégant |
| French (France) | Petit-duc élégant |
| German | Schmuck-Zwergohreule |
| Japanese | リュウキュウコノハズク |
| Norwegian | ryukyuugle |
| Polish | syczek wschodni |
| Russian | Рюкюйская сплюшка |
| Serbian | Ćuk sa arhipelaga Rjukju |
| Slovak | výrik pôvabný |
| Spanish | Autillo Elegante |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo elegante |
| Swedish | ryukyudvärguv |
| Turkish | Ryukyu İshakkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка риукійська |
Revision Notes
In this revision, J. Brendan Sloan added content for the Daito Scops-Owl (O. e. interpositus) to the Introduction, Systematics, Sounds and Vocal Behavior, Demography and Populations, Conservation and Management, and Priorities for Future Research sections. Andrew Spencer revised the Sounds and Vocal Behavior sections.
Otus elegans (Cassin, 1852)
PROTONYM:
Ephialtes elegans
Cassin, 1852. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6, p.185.
TYPE LOCALITY:
At sea off the coast of Japan, lat. 29° 4r N., long. 126° 13' 20' E.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- elegans
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Ryukyu Scops-Owl
