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Himalayan Owl

Strix nivicolum (Blyth, 1845)

The Himalayan Owl (Strix nivicolum), is an owl of the forests of Himalayas and Taiwan. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Tawny Owl. Source: Wikipedia




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Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
  Strix

Scientific:
  Strix nivicolum

Citation:
  (Blyth, 1845)

Reference:
  J.Asiat.Soc.Bengal p.185

Protonym:
  Syrnium nivicolum

Avibase ID:
  6EC647125826D9EB

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

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 1063252

Geographic range:

  • Strix nivicolum nivicolum: Nepal to se China, n Myanmar and n Indochina
  • Strix nivicolum yamadae: Mountains of s Taiwan
  • Strix nivicolum ma: NE China and Korea
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Himalayan Owl
Catalan:
Gamarús de l'Himàlaia
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
Slovak:
sova horská
Swedish:
orientkattuggla
Ukrainian:
сова гімалайська
Chinese:
灰林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
喜瑪拉雅林鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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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 v3 (Nov 2018):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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eBird version 1.53:
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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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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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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


Catalan: Gamarús de l'Himàlaia
German: Himalajakauz
English: Himalayan Owl
English (IOC): Himalayan Owl
Spanish: Cárabo del Himalaya
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo del Himalaya
Spanish (HBW): Himalayan Owl
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
Slovak: sova horská
Swedish: orientkattuggla
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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