Otus capnodes (Anjouan Scops-Owl)

Anjouan Scops-Owl

Otus capnodes (Gurney, JH, 1889)

The Anjouan Scops Owl (Otus capnodes) is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands. Source: Wikipedia

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
  Otus

Scientific:
Otus capnodes

Citation:
(Gurney, JH, 1889)

Reference:
Ibis p.104

Protonym:
Scops capnodes

Avibase ID:
427BC65AF8A44A3E

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/427BC65A

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686654

ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

Otus capnodes: Anjouan (Comoro Islands)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Anjouan Scops-Owl
Czech:
výreček anjouanský
German:
Anjouan-Zwergohreule
Danish:
Anjouandværghornugle
Spanish:
Autillo de Anjouan
Finnish:
nzwaninpöllönen
French:
Petit-duc d'Anjouan
Italian:
Assiolo di Anjouan
Japanese:
anjuankonohazuku
Japanese:
アンジュアンコノハズク
Dutch:
Anjouandwergooruil
Norwegian:
Anjouanugle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Anjouanugle
Polish:
syczek krótkouchy
Russian:
Анжуанская совка
Slovak:
výrik pískavý
Swedish:
anjouandvärguv
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка коморська
Chinese:
烟色角鸮

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc d'Anjouan ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes)
Clements 5th edition (as published): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
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eBird version 2015: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Anjouan Scops-Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Otus rutilus capnodes [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Anjouan Scops-owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Anjouan Scops Owls ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes) [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original): Otus rutilus capnodes [version 1]
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Otus rutilus capnodes [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Anjouan Scops Owl ( Otus capnodes)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus capnodes [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus capnodes [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Otus [rutilus, capnodes, moheliensis, madagascariensis] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Xot de l'illa Anjouan
Czech: výreček anjouanský
Danish: Anjouandværghornugle
German: Anjouaneule, Anjouan-Zwergohreule
English: Anjouan Scops Owl, Anjouan Scops Owls, Anjouan Scops-Owl, Comoro Scops Owl, Madagascar Scops-Owl, Smoky Scops-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Anjouan Scops Owl
English (IOC): Anjouan Scops Owl
Spanish: Autillo de Anjouan
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Anjouan
Spanish (HBW): Anjouan Scops-Owl
Estonian: tumepäll
Finnish: nzwaninpöllönen
French: Petit-duc d’Anjouan, Petit-duc d'Anjouan
Hungarian: anjouan-szigeti füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo di Anjouan
Japanese: anjuankonohazuku, anjuanrukonohazuku
Japanese: アンジュアンコノハズク, アンジュアンルコノハズク
Scientific: Otus capnodes, Otus ritilus capnodes, Otus rutilus capnodes, Scops capnodes
Lithuanian: Anžuaninis apuokėlis
Dutch: Anjouandwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Anjouanugle
Norwegian: Anjouanugle
Polish: syczek krótkouchy
Russian: Анжуанская совка, Совка анжуанская
Slovak: výrik dennohlasý, výrik pískavý
Swedish: Anjouandvärguv
Turkish: Anjuan İshakkuşu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка коморська
Chinese: 烟色角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 安朱恩角鴞