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Himalayan Owl

Strix nivicolum (Blyth, E 1845)

The Himalayan owl, also known as the Himalayan wood owl, is an owl of the forests of the Asia, from the Himalayas to Korea and Taiwan. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the tawny owl, but is separated from that species due to its distinctive call, darker plumage and shorter, barred tail. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Strix
Scientific:
  Strix nivicolum

Original description

Citation:
  (Blyth, E 1845)

Reference:
   J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 14, pt.1, no.159 p.185

Protonym:
  Syrnium nivicolum

Type locality:
  'Himalaya,' i.e., Nepal.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/124012#page/353/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6EC647125826D9EB

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6EC64712

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6EC64712

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063252

Geographic range:

  • Strix nivicolum nivicolum: Nepal to southeastern China, northern Myanmar, and northern Indochina
  • Strix nivicolum yamadae: mountains of southern Taiwan
  • Strix nivicolum ma: northeastern China and Korea
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Himalayan Owl
Catalan:
Gamarús de l'Himàlaia
Czech:
puštík čínský
Danish:
Himalaya-natugle
German:
Himalajakauz
Spanish:
Cárabo del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo del Himalaya
French:
Chouette de l'Himalaya
Croatian:
mrka sova
Japanese (romaji):
himarayafukurou
Japanese:
ヒマラヤフクロウ
Dutch:
Kleine Himalayabosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Orientkattugle
Norwegian:
Orientkattugle
Polish:
puszczyk leśny
Portuguese:
coruja-chinesa
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-dos-himalaias
Russian:
Гималайская неясыть
Slovak:
sova horská
Serbian:
Himalajska šumska sova
Swedish:
orientkattuggla
Ukrainian:
сова гімалайська
Chinese:
灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
東方灰林鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Strix [aluco or nivicolum] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Bengali: চ঴ভারয়ী গাছ঩যাুঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): himālaẏī gāchapyām̐cā*
Catalan: Gamarús de l'Himàlaia
Czech: puštík čínský
Danish: Himalaya-natugle
German: Himalajakauz
English: Himalayan Owl
English, HBW: Himalayan Owl
English (IOC): Himalayan Owl
English (United States): Himalayan Owl
Spanish: Cárabo del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Owl
Estonian: hiina kodukakk
French: Chouette de l’Himalaya, Chouette de l'Himalaya, Chouette des neiges
Croatian: mrka sova
Japanese (romaji): himarayafukurou
Japanese: ヒマラヤフクロウ
Korean: 올빼미
Scientific: Strix aluco nivicolum, Strix nivicola, Strix nivicolum, Strix nivicolum nivicolum, Syrnium nivicolum
Nepali: कैलो पहाडी उलूक
Dutch: Kleine Himalayabosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Orientkattugle
Norwegian: Orientkattugle
Polish: puszczyk leśny
Portuguese: coruja-chinesa
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-dos-himalaias
Russian: Гималайская неясыть
Slovak: sova horská
Serbian: Himalajska šumska sova
Swedish: orientkattuggla
Turkish: Himalaya baykuşu
Ukrainian: сова гімалайська
Vietnamese: Hù nivicon
Chinese: 喜马拉雅林鸮, 灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 喜瑪拉雅林鴞, 東方灰林鴞

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