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Fearful Owl

Nesasio solomonensis (Hartert, EJO 1901)


The fearful owl is a medium-sized owl endemic to the Solomon Islands archipelago. It is generally seen at elevations of up to 800 m above sea level, where it is found in tall lowland or hill forests. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Nesasio
Scientific:
  Nesasio solomonensis

Original description

Citation:
  (Hartert, EJO 1901)

Reference:
   Bull. Brit. Orn. Club 12 p.25

Protonym:
  Pseudoptynx solomonensis

Type locality:
  Ysabel Island, Solomon Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114181#page/281/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8251FDDB47459E76

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8251FDDB

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8251FDDB

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555501


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Nesasio solomonensis: Bougainville, Choiseul, and Isabel (northern and central Solomon Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Fearful Owl
Catalan:
Mussol de les illes Salomó
Czech:
kalous šalamounský
Danish:
Ørnenæbbet Ugle
German:
Salomoneneule
Spanish:
Búho de las Salomón
Spanish (Spain):
Búho de Las Salomón
Finnish:
isojalkapöllö
French:
Hibou redoutable
Croatian:
solomonska sova
Hungarian:
félelmetes bagoly
Icelandic:
Grasugla
Italian:
Gufo timoroso
Japanese (romaji):
onikomimizuku
Japanese:
オニコミミズク
Lithuanian:
Saliamoninė ausuotoji pelėda
Dutch:
Salomonsoehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kampugle
Norwegian:
Kampugle
Polish:
uszatka kreskowana
Portuguese:
coruja-das-salomão
Portuguese (Portugal):
bufo-das-salomão
Russian:
Пугающая сова
Slovak:
myšiarka šalamúnska
Serbian:
Sova sa Solomonskih ostrva
Swedish:
skräckuggla
Ukrainian:
Сова соломонська
Chinese:
所罗门鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
恐鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
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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Avilist 2025:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
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Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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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):
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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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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):
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Hibou redoutable ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Hibou redoutable ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Clements 1st edition:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Clements, version 2021:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
Clements, version 2022:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
Clements, version 2023:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
Clements, version 2024:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
Clements 3rd edition:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Clements 4th edition:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 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 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:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
eBird version 2021:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
eBird version 2022:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
eBird version 2023:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
eBird version 2024:
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
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 4):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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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):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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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 1.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Fearful Owl ( Asio solomonensis)
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 13.2:
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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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IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Nesasio solomonensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Nesasio solomonensis
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Nesasio solomonensis
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Fearful Owl ( Nesasio solomonensis)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesasio solomonensis
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Nesasio solomonensis

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Azerbaijani: Solomon bayquşu
Catalan: Mussol de les illes Salomó
Czech: kalous šalamounský, Kalousek šalamounský
Danish: Ørnenæbbet Ugle
German: Salomoneneule, Salomonenkauz
English: Fearful Owl
English, HBW: Fearful Owl
English (IOC): Fearful Owl
English (United States): Fearful Owl
Esperanto: Timostrigo
Spanish: Búho de las Salomón, Lechuza Temeraria
Spanish (Spain): Búho de Las Salomón
Spanish (HBW): Fearful Owl
Estonian: paguräts
Finnish: Isojalkapöllö
French: Chouette des Solomons, Hibou redoutable
Croatian: solomonska sova
Hungarian: félelmetes bagoly
Icelandic: Grasugla
Italian: Gufo delle Isole Solomon, Gufo timoroso
Japanese (romaji): onikomimizuku
Japanese: オニコミミズク
Scientific: Asio solomonensis, Nesasio solomonensis, Pseudoptynx solomonensis
Lithuanian: Saliamoninė ausuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Salomonsoehoe, Solomon Eilanden-oehoe, Solomon-eilandenoehoe, Solomonsoehoe
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kampugle
Norwegian: Kampugle
Polish: uszatka kreskowana
Portuguese: coruja-das-salomão
Portuguese (Portugal): bufo-das-salomão
Russian: Пугающая сова, Сова страшная, Соломонская ушастая сова
Slovak: myšiarka šalamúnska
Serbian: Sova sa Solomonskih ostrva
Swedish: Skräckuggla
Turkish: Solomon Adaları baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сова соломонська
Chinese: 所罗门鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 恐鴞

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