Marsh Owl Asio capensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (3)
Penny D. Olsen and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 6, 2017
Text last updated August 6, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Vlei-uil |
| Bulgarian | Капска сова |
| Catalan | mussol gregari |
| Croatian | afrička sova močvarica |
| Czech | kalous africký |
| Danish | Kapugle |
| Dutch | Afrikaanse Velduil |
| English | Marsh Owl |
| English (United States) | Marsh Owl |
| French | Hibou du Cap |
| French (France) | Hibou du Cap |
| Galician | Bufo mourisco |
| German | Kapohreule |
| Greek | Αφρικανικός Βαλτόμπουφος |
| Hebrew | ינשוף אפריקני |
| Hungarian | Mocsári fülesbagoly |
| Icelandic | Serkugla |
| Japanese | アフリカコミミズク |
| Lithuanian | Pelkinė pelėda |
| Norwegian | gressugle |
| Polish | uszatka mauretańska |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Coruja-dos-pântanos |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Coruja-moura |
| Romanian | Ciuf de mlaștină |
| Russian | Саванная сова |
| Serbian | Afrička ritska sova |
| Slovak | myšiarka jednofarebná |
| Slovenian | Afriška močvirska uharica |
| Spanish | Búho Moro |
| Spanish (Spain) | Búho moro |
| Swedish | kapuggla |
| Turkish | Bataklık Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сова африканська |
| Zulu | isikhova sexhaphozi |
Asio capensis (Smith, 1834)
PROTONYM:
Otus Capensis
Smith, 1834. South African Quarterly Journal ser. 2, 4, pt. 1, p.316.
TYPE LOCALITY:
now Otus
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ASIO
- asio
- capense / capensis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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 Marsh Owl
