Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Bubo ascalaphus

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: بوهة صحراوية (فرعونية)
Bulgarian: Фараонов бухал (ssp. ascalaphus)
Czech: výr bledý (ssp. ascalaphus)
Danish: Ørkenhornugle (ssp. ascalaphus)
German: Wüstenuhu, Wüstenuhu (ascalaphus)
Greek: Μπούφος της Ερήμου (ascalaphus)
English: Desert Eagle-Owl, Pharaoh Eagle-Owl, Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (ascalaphus), Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (nominate), Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Pharaoh)
English (United Kingdom): Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Pharaoh)
English, HBW: Pharaoh Eagle-owl (Pharaoh)
English (IOC): Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Pharaoh)
English (UAE): Pharaoh Eagle Owl (Pharaoh)
English (United States): Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Pharaoh)
Spanish: Búho del Desierto, Búho Desértico (ascalaphus)
Spanish (Spain): Búho Desértico (ascalaphus)
Spanish (HBW): Pharaoh Eagle-Owl (Pharaoh)
French: Grand-duc ascalaphe, Grand-duc ascalaphe (ascalaphus), Grand-duc ascalaphe (nominal), Grand-duc ascalaphe (nominale), Grand-duc ascalaphe (race nominale)
Hebrew: אוח מדברי (צפוני)
Icelandic: Vindúfur (ascalaphus)
Italian: Gufo reale del deserto
Japanese (romaji): kitaafurikawashimimizuku (ascalaphus)
Japanese: キタアフリカワシミミズク (ascalaphus), キタアフリカワシミミズク（ascalaphus）
Scientific: Ascalaphia savignyi, Bubo ascalaphus, Bubo ascalaphus ascalaphus, Bubo ascalaphus atheniensis, Bubo ascalaphus barbarus, Bubo ascalaphus desertorum, Bubo atheniensis, Bubo bubo ascalaphus, Bubo Maximus, Bubo Maximus Maximus
Lithuanian: Dykuminis didysis apuokas (ascalaphus)
Dutch: Woestijnoehoe (ascalaphus)
Norwegian: ørkenhubro (ascalaphus)
Polish: puchacz pustynny (ascalaphus)
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-do-deserto (ascalaphus), Bufo-mourisco (ascalaphus)
Russian: Фараонов филин (ascalaphus)
Slovak: výr faraónsky (skup.)
Slovenian: Puščavska uharica (ascalaphus)
Serbian: Faraonska buljina (ascalaphus)
Swedish: ökenuv (ascalaphus)
Turkish: Firavun Puhusu (ascalaphus)