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Laughing Owl Ninox albifacies Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (20)
- Monotypic
Penny D. Olsen
Version: 1.1 — Published October 25, 2022
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | nínox rialler |
| Czech | sovka bělolící |
| Dutch | Lachuil |
| English | Laughing Owl |
| English (United States) | Laughing Owl |
| French | Ninoxe rieuse |
| French (France) | Ninoxe rieuse |
| German | Lachkauz |
| Icelandic | Hraukugla |
| Japanese | ワライフクロウ |
| Norwegian | latterugle |
| Polish | sowica białolica |
| Russian | Хохочущая сова |
| Serbian | Sova smejačica (izumrla) |
| Slovak | sovka smejivá |
| Spanish | Nínox Reidor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nínox reidor |
| Swedish | skrattuggla |
| Turkish | Gülen Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сова новозеландська |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Ninox albifacies (Gray, 1844)
PROTONYM:
Athene albifacies
Gray, 1844. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds, p.2 pl.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Waikouaiti, South Island, New Zealand.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- NINOX
- albifacies
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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)
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Distribution of the Laughing Owl
