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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
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
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): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicola) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Himalayan Owl ( Strix nivicolum) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Strix nivicolum [version 1] |
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, 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
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
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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