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The Tawny Owl or Brown Owl (Strix aluco) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if they cannot find a vacant territory once parental care ceases. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Strix
Scientific:
Strix aluco
Citation:
Linnaeus, 1758
Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.93
Protonym:
Strix Aluco
Avibase ID:
612B4380B3AF772A
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/612B4380
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555428
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Tawny or Maghreb Owl ( Strix [aluco or mauritanica]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2016: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
eBird version 2017: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
eBird version 2018: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Strix aluco [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Strix [aluco or nivicolum]
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