Strix [aluco or mauritanica] (Tawny or Maghreb Owl)

Tawny or Maghreb Owl

Strix [aluco or mauritanica] (= Strix aluco) Linnaeus, 1758

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

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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:

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
Strix mauritanica: Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Tawny or Maghreb Owl
Catalan:
Gamarús euroasiàtic
Czech:
puštík obecný
Danish:
Natugle
German:
Waldkauz
Spanish:
Cárabo Común
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo Común
Finnish:
lehtopöllö
French:
Chouette hulotte ou C. du Maghreb
Croatian:
Šumska sova
Hungarian:
Macskabagoly
Icelandic:
Náttugla
Italian:
Allocco
Japanese:
morifukurou
Japanese:
モリフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Naminė pelėda
Dutch:
Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kattugle
Norwegian:
Kattugle
Polish:
puszczyk zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Coruja-do-mato
Portuguese (Brazil):
Tawny Owl
Russian:
Серая неясыть
Slovak:
sova lesná
Serbian:
šumska sova
Swedish:
kattuggla
Ukrainian:
Сіра сова
Chinese:
灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
灰林鴞

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]
eBird version 1.54: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
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]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Tawny Owl ( Strix aluco) [version 1]
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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Other synonyms

Arabic: البومة السمراء
Asturian: Curuxu
Azerbaijani: Boz yapalaqca
Belarusian: Кугакаўка шэрая, Шэрая кугакаўка
Bulgarian: Горска улулица
Breton: Ar gaouenn penn tev
Catalan: Gamarús, Gamarús euroasiàtic
Montenegrin: šumska sova
Czech: puštík obecný
Welsh: Tylluan frech
Danish: Natugle
German: Waldkauz
Greek: Χουχουριστής
English: Eurasian tawny owl, Tawny or Maghreb Owl, Tawny Owl, Tawny wood owl
English (IOC): Tawny Owl
Esperanto: arbarstrigo
Spanish: Cárabo Común
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo Común
Spanish (HBW): Cárabo común
Estonian: Kodukakk
Basque: Urubia
Persian: جغد جنگلی
Finnish: lehtopöllö
Faroese: Músagjóð
French: Chouette hulotte, Chouette hulotte ou C. du Maghreb
Frisian: wâldûle
Irish: avelaiona
Gaelic: Cailleach-Oidhche
Galician: Avelaiona
Hebrew: לילית, לילית מצויה
Croatian: Šumska sova
Hungarian: Macskabagoly
Armenian: Անտառաբու
Icelandic: Náttugla
Italian: Allocco, Allocco comune
Japanese: mori fukurō, morifukurou
Japanese: モリフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): 森梟
Georgian: ბუ, ტყის ბუ
Kazakh: Кәдімгі жапалақ
Korean: 올빼미
Korean (Transliteration): olppaemi
Cornish: Perthuan
Scientific: Strix [aluco or mauritanica], Strix aluco, Strix aluco aluco
Luxembourgish: Bëschkauz
Lithuanian: namine peleda, Naminė pelėda
Latvian: meža puce, Meža pūce
Macedonian: Шумски (Обичен) був
Moldavian: Huhurez de pădure, Huhurez mic
Dutch: Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kattugle
Norwegian: Kattugle
Polish: puszczyk, puszczyk (zwyczajny), puszczyk zwyczajny
Pinyin: huī lín-xiāo, mù xiāo, sēn xiāo
Portuguese: Coruja-do-mato
Portuguese (Brazil): Tawny Owl
Portuguese (Portugal): Coruja-do-mato
Romansh: Tschuetta
Romanian: huhurez, Huhurez mic
Russian: Cерая неясыть, Неясыть обыкновенная серая, Неясыть серая, Обыкновенная неясыть, Серая неясыть
Slovak: sova lesná, sova obyčajná
Slovenian: lesna sova
Albanian: Kukuvajka e pyjeve
Serbian: šumska sova
Swedish: Kattuggla
Turkmen: alaca baykuş
Turkish: Alaca Baykuş
Ukrainian: Сіра сова, Сова сіра
Vietnamese: Chim Hù nivicon, Chim Hù xám
Chinese: 木鸮, 森鸮, 灰林鸮, 西灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 木鴞, 森鴞, 灰林鴞
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰林鴞
Chinese (Taiwan): 灰林鸮