Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (24)
- Subspecies (3)
Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated May 22, 2015
Text last updated May 22, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Хималайска улулица |
| Catalan | gamarús de l'Himàlaia |
| Chinese | 東方灰林鴞 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰林鸮 |
| Czech | puštík čínský |
| Dutch | Himalayabosuil |
| English | Himalayan Owl |
| English (United States) | Himalayan Owl |
| French | Chouette de l'Himalaya |
| French (France) | Chouette de l'Himalaya |
| German | Himalajakauz |
| Japanese | ヒマラヤフクロウ |
| Korean | 올빼미 |
| Norwegian | orientkattugle |
| Polish | puszczyk leśny |
| Russian | Гималайская неясыть |
| Serbian | Himalajska šumska sova |
| Slovak | sova horská |
| Slovenian | Himalajska sova |
| Spanish | Cárabo del Himalaya |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cárabo del Himalaya |
| Swedish | orientkattuggla |
| Turkish | Himalaya Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сова гімалайська |
Strix nivicolum (Blyth, 1845)
PROTONYM:
Syrnium nivicolum
Blyth, 1845. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 14, p.185.
TYPE LOCALITY:
'Himalaya,' i.e., Nepal.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- STRIX
- nivicolum
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 Himalayan Owl
