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Malaita Owl Athene malaitae Scientific name definitions
- VU Vulnerable
- Names (17)
- Monotypic
Josep del Hoyo, Penny D. Olsen, Nigel Collar, Christopher J. Sharpe, and Jeffrey S. Marks
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 | Малаитайска кукумявка |
| Catalan | nínox de Malaita |
| Czech | sýček malaitský |
| Dutch | Malaita-uil |
| English | Malaita Owl |
| English (United States) | Malaita Owl |
| French | Chevêche de Malaita |
| French (France) | Chevêche de Malaita |
| German | Malaitakauz |
| Norwegian | malaitaugle |
| Polish | sowica melanezyjska (malaitae) |
| Serbian | Malaitska kukumavka |
| Slovak | kuvik malaitský |
| Spanish | Ninox de las Salomón Occidentales (malaitae) |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ninox de las Salomón occidentales (malaitae) |
| Turkish | Malaita Bubuğu |
| Ukrainian | Сич малаїтанський |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Shawn M. Billerman contributed to the Systematics page. Gracey Brouillard copyedited the account.
Athene malaitae (Mayr, 1931)
PROTONYM:
Ninox jacquinoti malaitae
Mayr, 1931. American Museum Novitates no.504, p.14.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Malaita, Solomon Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ATHENE
- athene
- malaitae
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Malaita Owl
