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Brown Wood Owl

Strix leptogrammica Temminck, CJ 1832

The brown wood owl is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, and south China. The brown wood owl is a resident breeder in south Asia. This species is a part of the family of owls known as typical owls (Strigidae), which contains most species of owl. It belongs to the earless owl genus Strix. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  Temminck, CJ 1832

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.89, vol.2 pl.525

Protonym:
  Strix leptogrammica

Type locality:
  Borneo. Type from near Pontianak, fide Mayr supra.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/109469#page/35/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8253A00775EAC6EE

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8253A007

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8253A007

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555427

English:
Brown Wood-Owl
Afrikaans:
Bruinbosuil
Bulgarian:
Кафява улулица
Bengali:
খয়রা গাছপ্যাঁচা
Catalan:
Gamarús bru
Czech:
puštík hnědý
Danish:
Brun Natugle
German:
Malaienkauz
Esperanto:
bruna strigo
Spanish:
Cárabo Oriental
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo Oriental
Estonian:
pagukakk
Finnish:
ruskopöllö
French:
Chouette leptogramme
Croatian:
smeđa sova
Hungarian:
maláj erdeibagoly
Indonesian:
Kukuk Beluk
Icelandic:
Eldugla
Italian:
Allocco bruno
Japanese (romaji):
oofukurou
Japanese:
オオフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Malajinė pelėda
Latvian:
rakstainā pūce
Nepali:
चश्मे उलूक
Dutch:
Bruine Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Brunlinjeugle
Norwegian:
Brunlinjeugle
Polish:
puszczyk brunatny
Portuguese:
Coruja-de-madeira-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-castanha
Russian:
Малайская неясыть
Slovak:
sova hnedá
Slovenian:
Velika rjava sova
Serbian:
Smeđa šumska sova
Swedish:
vitbrynad uggla
Thai:
นกเค้าป่าสีน้ำตาล
Turkish:
Yazılı kahverengi baykuş
Ukrainian:
Сова бура
Chinese:
褐林鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
褐林鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl ( Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Avilist 2025:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Chouette leptogramme ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Chouette leptogramme ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2025:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 2]
eBird version 2019:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 2]
eBird version 2021:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 2]
eBird version 2022:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
eBird version 2025:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Brown Wood-owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Oriental Bird Club:
Brown Wood Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Strix leptogrammica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Strix leptogrammica [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Strix leptogrammica [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Brown Wood-Owl ( Strix leptogrammica) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strix leptogrammica [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Strix leptogrammica [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bulgarian: Кафява улулица
Bengali: খয়রা গাছপ্যাঁচা, িয়যা গাছ঩যাুঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): khaẏarā gāchapyām̐cā
Catalan: Gamarús bru
Czech: Puštík hnedý, puštík hnědý
Danish: Brun Natugle
German: Malaienkauz
English: Brown Wood Owl, Brown Wood-Owl, Brown, Bartels' or Himalayan Wood-Owl
English, HBW: Brown Wood-owl
English (IOC): Brown Wood Owl
English (United States): Brown Wood-Owl
Esperanto: bruna strigo
Spanish: Cárabo Oriental
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo Oriental
Spanish (HBW): Brown Wood-Owl
Estonian: pagukakk
Finnish: Ruskopöllö
French: Chouette leptogramme, Chouette leptogramme, C. de Bartels ou C. de Hodgson, Chouette leptogramme, C. de Bartels ou C. de l'Himalaya
Croatian: smeđa sova
Hungarian: maláj erdeibagoly
Indonesian: Burung Kukuk Beluk, Kukuk Beluk
Icelandic: Eldugla
Italian: Allocco bruno
Japanese (romaji): ō fu fukurō, oofufukurou, oofukurou
Japanese: オオフクロウ, オオフフクロウ
Japanese (Kanji): 大斑梟
Scientific: Strix [leptogrammica, bartelsi or newarensis], Strix leptogrammica, Strix leptogrammica leptogrammica
Lithuanian: Malajinė pelėda
Latvian: rakstainā pūce
Malayalam: കൊല്ലിക്കുറവൻ
Malay: Burung Hantu Punggok, Burung Hantu Punggor, Burung Hantu Punggur, Burung Hantu Rimba, Carik-Kafan Coklat, Hantu Punggok, Hantu Punggor
Nepali: चश्मे उलूक
Dutch: Bruine Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Brunlinjeugle
Norwegian: Brunlinjeugle
Polish: puszczyk brunatny
Pinyin: hè lín-xiāo, mù xiāo, sēn xiāo, shān yá
Portuguese: Coruja-de-madeira-marrom
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-castanha
Russian: Бурая Лесная Неясыть, Малайская неясыть, Неясыть бурая лесная
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Bora Wana-bakamoona
Slovak: sova hnedá
Serbian: Smeđa šumska sova
Swedish: Vitbrynad uggla
Thai: นกเค้าป่าสีน้ำตาล
Thai (Transliteration): nók kʰáw-pàa sĭi-nám-taan
Turkish: Yazılı kahverengi baykuş
Ukrainian: Сова бура
Vietnamese: Chim Hù, Chim Hù lào, Chim Hù nâu, Hù lào, Hù lưng nâu
Chinese: 山崖, 木鸮, 森鸮, 褐林鴞, 褐林鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 山崖, 木鴞, 森鴞, 褐林鴞
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 褐林鴞
Chinese (Taiwan): 褐林鸮

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