Rufous Owl Ninox rufa Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (21)
- Subspecies (4)
Penny D. Olsen and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated December 9, 2015
Text last updated December 9, 2015
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nínox rogenc |
| Czech | sovka velká |
| Dutch | Rosse Valkuil |
| English | Rufous Owl |
| English (United States) | Rufous Owl |
| French | Ninoxe rousse |
| French (France) | Ninoxe rousse |
| German | Rostkauz |
| Icelandic | Flekkugla |
| Indonesian | Pungguk merah |
| Japanese | アカチャアオバズク |
| Norwegian | rustfalkugle |
| Polish | sowica maskowa |
| Russian | Рыжая иглоногая сова |
| Serbian | Riđi bubuk |
| Slovak | sovka hrdzavá |
| Spanish | Nínox Rojizo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nínox rojizo |
| Swedish | rödbrun spökuggla |
| Turkish | Kızıl Bubuk |
| Ukrainian | Сова-голконіг руда |
Ninox rufa (Gould, 1846)
PROTONYM:
Athene rufa
Gould, 1846. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Part 14, no.156, p. 18.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Port Essington.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NINOX
- rufa
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UPPERCASE: current genus
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Rufous Owl
