Stygian Owl Asio stygius Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (32)
- Subspecies (6)
Marîa del Coro Arizmendi, Claudia I. Rodríguez-Flores, Carlos A. Soberanes-González, and Thomas S. Schulenberg
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 20, 2012
Text last updated January 20, 2012
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Черна ушата сова |
| Catalan | mussol negrós |
| Czech | kalous americký |
| Dutch | Grote Ransuil |
| English | Stygian Owl |
| English (United States) | Stygian Owl |
| French | Hibou maître-bois |
| French (France) | Hibou maître-bois |
| German | Styxeule |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Mèt Bwa |
| Japanese | ナンベイトラフズク |
| Norwegian | styksugle |
| Polish | uszatka ciemna |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | mocho-diabo |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Mocho-diabo |
| Russian | Черноватая сова |
| Serbian | Stigijska sova |
| Slovak | myšiarka tmavá |
| Spanish | Búho Negruzco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Lechuzón Negruzco |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Siguapa |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Lechuza Orejita |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Búho Estigio |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Búho Cara Oscura |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Búho Cara Oscura |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Lechuzón negruzco |
| Spanish (Peru) | Búho Estigio |
| Spanish (Spain) | Búho negruzco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Lechuza Estigia |
| Swedish | mörk hornuggla |
| Turkish | Kurum Suratlı Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сова темна |
Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Nyctalops stygius
Wagler, 1832. Isis 25, col.1221.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Brazil or South Africa = Minas Geraes.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ASIO
- asio
- stygium / stygius
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)
- Year-round
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Distribution of the Stygian Owl
