Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tyto [tenebricosa or multipunctata] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Related taxa

Alternative arrangements:  1  2 

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Azerbaijani: qara alabayquş
Catalan: Òliba tenebrosa
Czech: sova temná
Danish: Plettet Slørugle
German: Rußeule
English: Greater Sooty Owl, Greater Sooty-Owl, Greater Sooty-Owl (nominate)
Esperanto: Tenebra turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza de Campanario Tenebroza
Estonian: helves-loorkakk, nõgi-loorkakk
Finnish: nokipöllö
French: Effraie ombrée, Effraie ombrée (nominal), Effraie ombrée (nominale), Effraie ombrée (race nominale), Effraie ombrée (tenebricosa)
Hungarian: Kormos bagoly
Indonesian: Serak Hitam
Italian: Barbagianni fuligginoso, Barbagianni fuligginoso maggiore
Japanese (romaji): himesusuiromenfukurou
Japanese: ススイロメンフクロウ
Kirghiz: кара шынаабаш
Scientific: Strix tenebricosus, Tyto tenebricosa, Tyto tenebricosa magna, Tyto tenebricosa multipunctata, Tyto tenebricosa tenebricosa
Lithuanian: Tamsioji liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Kleine Zwarte Kerkuil
Norwegian: Sotslørugle
Polish: plomykówka przydymiona
Portuguese: Coruja-sombria
Russian: Чёрная сипуха
Slovak: plamienka sadzová
Serbian: Pepeljasta kukuvija
Swedish: större sottornuggla
Ukrainian: Сипуха темно-бура
Chinese: 乌草鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 烏鴞