Northern Saw-whet Owl Aegolius acadicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (23)
- Subspecies (2)
Justin Lee Rasmussen, Spencer G. Sealy, and Richard J. Cannings
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated April 7, 2008
Text last updated April 7, 2008
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Канадска кукумявка |
| Catalan | mussol d'Acàdia |
| Czech | sýc americký |
| Dutch | Zaaguil |
| English | Northern Saw-whet Owl |
| English (United States) | Northern Saw-whet Owl |
| French | Petite Nyctale |
| French (France) | Petite Nyctale |
| German | Sägekauz |
| Icelandic | Hnitugla |
| Japanese | アメリカキンメフクロウ |
| Norwegian | slipeugle |
| Polish | włochatka mała |
| Russian | Североамериканский сыч |
| Serbian | Severnoamerička gaćasta kukumavka |
| Slovak | pôtik škripľavý |
| Slovenian | Ameriški čukež |
| Spanish | Mochuelo Cabezón |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote Oyamelero Norteño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo cabezón |
| Swedish | rostpärluggla |
| Turkish | Kızıl Benekli Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сич північний |
Aegolius acadicus (Gmelin, 1788)
PROTONYM:
Strix acadica
Gmelin, 1788. Systema Naturae. Editio decima tertia, aucta, reformata. Cura Jo. Frid. Gmelin (etc.). Tomus I [pars I], p.296.
TYPE LOCALITY:
North America, = Nova Scotia, ex Latham.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- AEGOLIUS
- aegolius
- acadica / acadicus / acadiensis
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
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Range of the Northern Saw-whet Owl.
The limits of breeding and nonbreeding (winter) ranges are not accurately known and likely vary from year to year.
