Madagascar Scops-Owl Otus rutilus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Subspecies (2)
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, and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Мадагаскарски чухал |
| Catalan | xot de Madagascar |
| Czech | výreček proměnlivý |
| Dutch | Madagaskardwergooruil |
| English | Madagascar Scops-Owl |
| English (UK) | Madagascar Scops Owl |
| English (United States) | Madagascar Scops-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc malgache |
| French (France) | Petit-duc malgache |
| German | Madagaskar-Zwergohreule |
| Norwegian | madagaskarugle |
| Polish | syczek malgaski |
| Serbian | Madagaskarski ćuk |
| Slovak | výrik pralesný |
| Spanish | Autillo Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo malgache |
| Turkish | Madagaskar İshakkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка мадагаскарська |
Revision Notes
Kenneth D. Behrens standardized the account with Clements taxonomy. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behavior page.
Otus rutilus (Pucheran, 1849)
PROTONYM:
Scops rutilus
Pucheran, 1849. Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 1, p.29,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Madagascar.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- rutilus
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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 Madagascar Scops Owl
