African Scops-Owl Otus senegalensis Scientific name definitions
- Names (27)
- Subspecies (3)
Guy M. Kirwan, Denver W. Holt, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Christopher J. Sharpe, Jeffrey S. Marks, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published June 17, 2021
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Skopsuil |
| Bulgarian | Африкански чухал |
| Catalan | xot africà |
| Czech | výreček africký |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Dwergooruil |
| English | African Scops-Owl |
| English (UK) | African Scops Owl |
| English (United States) | African Scops-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc africain |
| French (France) | Petit-duc africain |
| German | Afrika-Zwergohreule |
| Icelandic | Stúfugla |
| Japanese | アフリカコノハズク |
| Norwegian | akasieugle |
| Polish | syczek afrykański |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Mocho-d'orelhas-africano |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mocho-d'orelhas-africano |
| Russian | Африканская сплюшка |
| Serbian | Afrički ćuk |
| Slovak | výrik africký |
| Slovenian | Afriški skovik |
| Spanish | Autillo Africano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo africano |
| Swedish | afrikansk dvärguv |
| Turkish | Afrika İshakkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка африканська |
| Zulu | umadletshana |
Revision Notes
In this revision, Guy M. Kirwan standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy, and reviewed/updated text whenever possible. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media.
Otus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837)
PROTONYM:
Scops Senegalensis
Swainson, 1837. The natural history of the birds of Western Africa 1, p.127.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Senegal; the type is from Gambia.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- senegala / senegalensis / senegalla / senegallensis / senegalli / senegallus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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‡: extinct
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
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