White-browed Owl Athene superciliaris Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated February 27, 2017
Text last updated February 27, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Беловежда кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussol nínox |
| Czech | sýček madagaskarský |
| Dutch | Madagaskarsteenuil |
| English | White-browed Owl |
| English (United States) | White-browed Owl |
| French | Chevêche à sourcils blancs |
| French (France) | Chevêche à sourcils blancs |
| German | Madagaskarkauz |
| Japanese | マダガスカルアオバズク |
| Norwegian | gasserfalkugle |
| Polish | pójdźka białobrewa |
| Russian | Мадагаскарская иглоногая сова |
| Serbian | Beloobrvasta kukumavka |
| Slovak | kuvik madagaskarský |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Malgache |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo malgache |
| Swedish | madagaskarspökuggla |
| Turkish | Ak Kaşlı Kukumav |
| Ukrainian | Сич мадагаскарський |
Athene superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817)
PROTONYM:
Strix superciliaris
Vieillot, 1817. Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, à l'agriculture, à l'économie rurale et domestique, à la médecine, etc. Nouvelle édition 7, p.33.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Forest at the bridge of the GuaporS, Matto Grosso.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ATHENE
- athene
- superciliare / superciliaris
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the White-browed Owl
