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Sokoke Scops-Owl

Otus ireneae Ripley, SD 1966

The Sokoke scops owl is a highly localized species of scops owl found in lowland forests of Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the Sokoke Forest. It is also found in the Afzelia-Cynometra forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus ireneae


Original description

Citation:
  Ripley, SD 1966

Reference:
   Ibis 108 p.136

Protonym:
  Otus ireneae

Link:
  https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1966.tb07260.x


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  75194A63399FCD8A

Avibase ID:
  avibase-75194A63

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/75194A63


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 202273


ENDANGERED

Geographic range:

  • Otus ireneae: E Kenya (Sokoke Forest) and ne Tanzania (Usambara Mts.)
English:
Sokoke Scops-Owl
Catalan:
Xot de Sokoke
Czech:
výreček Irenin
Danish:
Sokokedværghornugle
German:
Sokoke-Zwergohreule
Spanish:
Autillo de Sokoke
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo de Sokoke
Finnish:
sokokenpöllönen
French:
Petit-duc d'Irene
Croatian:
kenijski ćuk
Hungarian:
Sokoke-füleskuvik
Italian:
Assiolo di Sokoke
Japanese (romaji):
haiirokonohazuku
Japanese:
ハイイロコノハズク
Lithuanian:
Keninis apuokėlis
Dutch:
Sokokedwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sokokeugle
Norwegian:
Sokokeugle
Polish:
syczek brunatny
Portuguese:
Mocho-de-orelhas-de-sokoke
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d'orelhas-de-sokoke
Russian:
Сококская сплюшка
Slovak:
výrik prímorský
Serbian:
Sokoke ćuk
Swedish:
sokokedvärguv
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка кенійська
Chinese:
肯尼亚角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
肯亞角鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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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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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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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):
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
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):
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petit-duc d'Irène ( Otus ireneae)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Petit-duc d'Irène ( Otus ireneae)
Clements 1st edition:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Clements, version 2021:
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Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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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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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.50:
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eBird version 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sokoke Scops Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sokoke Scops-owl ( Otus ireneae)
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 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sokoke Scops-Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sokoke Scops-Owl ( Otus ireneae)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus ireneae
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus ireneae

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Xot de Sokoke
Montenegrin: kenijski ćuk, кенијски ћук
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): кенијски ћук
Czech: Výrecek Irenin, výreček Irenin, výreček Irenín
Danish: Sokokedværghornugle
German: Sokokeeule, Sokoke-Zwergohreule
English: morden's owlet, Morden's Scops Owl, Morden's Scops-Owl, sokoke, Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Scops-Owl, Sokoko scops owl
English (United Kingdom): Sokoke Scops Owl
English, HBW: Sokoke Scops-owl
English (IOC): Sokoke Scops Owl
English (Kenya): Sokoke Scops Owl
English (United States): Sokoke Scops-Owl
Esperanto: Sokoka orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo de Sokoke
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Sokoke
Spanish (HBW): Sokoke Scops-Owl
Estonian: sokoke päll
Finnish: Sokokenpöllönen
French: Petit-duc d’Irene, Petit-duc de Sokoke, Petit-duc d'Irene, Petit-duc d'Irène
Croatian: kenijski ćuk
Hungarian: Sokoke-füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo di Sokoke
Japanese (romaji): haiirokonohazuku
Japanese: ハイイロコノハズク
Scientific: Otus irenae, Otus ireneae
Lithuanian: Keninis apuokėlis
Maltese: kokka Sokoke, kokka-skops ta' Sokoke
Dutch: Sokokedwergooruil, Sokoke-dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sokokeugle
Norwegian: Sokokeugle
Polish: syczek brunatny
Portuguese: Mocho-de-orelhas-de-sokoke
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-de-sokoke
Russian: Кенийская совка, Совка кенийская, совка сококе, Сококская сплюшка
Slovak: výrik prímorský
Serbian: Sokoke ćuk
Swedish: Sokokedvärguv
Swahili: Mtiti wa Sokoke
Turkish: Sokoke ishakkuşu, Sokoke İshakkuşu, Sokoke Puhucuğu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка кенійська
Chinese: 肯尼亚角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 肯亞角鴞

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