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Tawny Owl
Strix aluco Linnaeus, C 1758
The tawny owl is commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has 11 recognized subspecies. It is a stocky, medium-sized owl, whose underparts are pale with dark streaks, and whose upper body may be either brown or grey. The tawny owl typically makes its nest in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. It is non-migratory and highly territorial: as a result, when young birds grow up and leave the parental nest, if they cannot find a vacant territory to claim as their own, they will often starve. Source: Wikipedia
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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Strix
Scientific:
Strix aluco
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Strix
Scientific:
Strix aluco
Original description
Citation:
Linnaeus, C 1758
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.93
Protonym:
Strix Aluco
Type locality:
Europe, restricted type locality, Sweden.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/111/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
37A121744F77C1DB
Avibase ID:
avibase-37A12174
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/37A12174
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555428
Geographic range:
- Strix aluco aluco: N and e Europe to Ukraine, Crimea, Balkans and Black Sea
- Strix aluco sylvatica: Britain, France, Iberia, s Italy, Greece, w and central Turkey
- Strix aluco biddulphi: Pakistan and nw India
- Strix aluco siberiae: Ural Mountains to w Siberia
- Strix aluco willkonskii: NE Turkey, Caucasus and nw Iran to Turkmenistan
- Strix aluco sanctinicolai: Zagros Mountains (ne Iraq and w Iran)
- Strix aluco harmsi: Turkestan
- Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
Tawny Owl
Catalan:
Gamarús euroasiàtic
Czech:
puštík obecný
Danish:
Natugle
German:
Waldkauz
Spanish:
Cárabo Común
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo común
Finnish:
lehtopöllö
French:
Chouette hulotte
Croatian:
Šumska sova
Hungarian:
Macskabagoly
Icelandic:
Náttugla
Italian:
Allocco
Japanese:
モリフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Naminė pelėda
Dutch:
Bosuil
Norwegian:
kattugle
Polish:
puszczyk
Portuguese:
coruja-do-mato
Portuguese (Brazil):
Tawny Owl
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-do-mato
Russian:
Серая неясыть
Slovak:
sova obyčajná
Serbian:
Šumska sova
Swedish:
kattuggla
Ukrainian:
Сова сіра
Chinese:
西灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
灰林鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tawny Owl [nominate] ( Strix aluco [aluco]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tawny Owl [nominate] ( Strix aluco [aluco]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tawny Owl [nominate] ( Strix aluco [aluco]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tawny Owl [nominate] ( Strix aluco [aluco]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tawny Owl [nominate] ( Strix aluco [aluco]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Tawny Owl (Tawny) ( Strix aluco [aluco Group]) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Strix [aluco or mauritanica]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Abkhazian: аТаҧшь
Afrikaans: Eurasiese bosuil
Arabic: بومة سمراء, بومة سمراء (سمراء) (مجموعة)
Asturian: Gárabu común, Gárabu común [triba aluco]
Azerbaijani: adi yapalaqca, boz yapalaqca, Boz yapalaqca [aluco qrupu], dan bayquşu, gecə bayquşu
Bashkir: һоро ябалаҡ
Belarusian: Шэрая кугакаўка
Bulgarian: Горска улулица, Горска улулица (Група aluco), Горска улулица [Група aluco]
Bengali: তাভামট গাছযাুঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): tāmāṭē gāchapyām̐cā
Breton: Kaouenn penn-tev
Catalan: Gamarús, Gamarús eurasiàtic, Gamarús euroasiàtic, Gamarús euroasiàtic [grup aluco]
Montenegrin: šumska sova, шумска сова
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): шумска сова
Czech: puštík obecný, puštík obecný [skupina aluco], puštík obecný evropský
Chuvash: вăрман тăмани, сăрă тăмана
Welsh: Tylluan frech
Danish: Natugle, Natugle, Almindelig [aluco Gruppe]
German: Waldkauz, Waldkauz [aluco Gruppe], Waldkauz [aluco-Gruppe], Waldkauz graue Phase
Greek: (Κοινός) Χουχουριστής, Χoυχoυριστής, Χουχουριστής [aluco ομάδα]
English: Tawny Owl, Tawny Owl (Tawny), Tawny Owl [nominate]
English, HBW: Tawny Owl, Tawny Owl (Tawny)
English (IOC): Tawny Owl, Tawny Owl (Tawny)
English (United States): Tawny Owl, Tawny Owl (Tawny)
Esperanto: Arbarstrigo
Spanish: Cárabo común, Cárabo Común (euroasiático)
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo común, Cárabo común (euroasiático), Cárabo Común [aluco Group]
Spanish (HBW): Tawny Owl (Tawny)
Estonian: Kodukakk
Basque: Urubi (arrunt), Urubi arrunta, Urubi arrunta [aluco taldekoa]
Persian: جغد جنگلی, جغد جنگلی [aluco Group]
Finnish: lehtopöllö, lehtopöllö [alalaji aluco]
Faroese: Músagjóð
French: Chouette hulotte, Chouette hulotte (aluco), Chouette hulotte [aluco], Chouette hulotte [nominal]
Friulian: aloc, civuit, civuiton, çuviton
Frisian: Wâldûle
Irish: Ulchabhán donn
Gaelic: Comhachag dhonn
Galician: Avelaiona, Avelaiona común, Avelaiona común [grupo aluco]
Manx: Hullad ghone
Hebrew: לילית מצויה, לילית מצויה (אירופית)
Croatian: šumska sova, Šumska sova (europska)
Hungarian: macskabagoly, Macskabagoly [aluco csoport]
Armenian: Անտառաբու, Անտառաբու (Սովորական)
Icelandic: Náttugla, Náttugla [aluco hópur]
Italian: Allocco, Allocco [gruppo aluco], Allocco eurasiatico fase grigia
Japanese (romaji): morifukurou (aluco guru-pu)
Japanese: モリフクロウ, モリフクロウ (aluco グループ)
Kabardian: дыгъургъуу , кӀукӀумяугъуабжэ, фэджыкхъэ
Mongolian, Halh: хув бэгбаатар, хув ууль
Kazakh: кәдімгі жапалақ, кәдімгі оңаза, сұр жапалақ, сұр ірі жапалақ, сұр кезқұйрық жапалақ
Karachay-Balkar: джабалакъ къуш, жабалакъ къуш
North Karelian: lehtopöllö
Cornish: Perthuan
Kirghiz: боз мыкый, кадимки мыкый, мыкый үкү
Scientific: Strix aluco, Strix aluco [aluco Group], Strix aluco [aluco], Strix aluco aluco, Strix stridula, Syrnium ululans
Luxembourgish: Bëschkauz
Lithuanian: naminė pelėda, Naminė pelėda [aluco grupė]
Latvian: meža pūce, Meža pūce (aluco gr.)
Macedonian: Шумска утка
Mongolian: хув бэгбаатар, хув ууль
Maltese: kokka Ewropea, omm is-subien
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): хув бэгбаатар
Dutch: Bosuil, Bosuil (aluco groep)
Norwegian: Kattugle, kattugle (aluco gr.)
Polish: puszczyk, puszczyk (gr. aluco), puszczyk (zwyczajny), puszczyk [gr. aluco]
Portuguese: coruja-do-mato
Portuguese (Brazil): Tawny Owl, Tawny Owl (Tawny)
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-do-mato, Coruja-do-mato [grupo aluco]
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschuetta (da guaud)
Romanian: Huhurez mic
Russian: Неясыть обыкновенная серая [группа aluco], Серая неясыть, Серая неясыть [группа aluco]
Northern Sami: Bussáskuolfi
Slovak: sova obyčajná, sova obyčajná (skup.), Sova tmavá
Slovenian: lesna sova, Lesna sova [aluco]
Albanian: Kukuvajka e pyjeve
Serbian: Šumska sova, Šumska sova [aluco grupa]
Swedish: kattuggla, kattuggla [aluco Group], kattuggla [gruppen aluco]
Turkmen: çalymtyl hüwi
Turkish: Alaca Baykuş, Alaca Baykuş [aluco Grubu]
Tatar: соры ябалак
Udmurt: бугай, пурысь уйсы
Ukrainian: сова сіра, Сова сіра [група aluco]
Uzbek: кулранг неясить, пунгиқуш, пунгқуш
Kalmyk: ик ууль шовун
Chinese: 西灰林鸮, 西灰林鸮（欧洲）, 黄褐林鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 灰林鴞, 西灰林鸮（欧洲）
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