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White-browed Hawk-Owl

Athene superciliaris (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

The white-browed owl, also known as the white-browed hawk-owl or the Madagascar hawk-owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Athene
Scientific:
  Athene superciliaris


Original description

Citation:
  (Vieillot, LJP 1817)

Reference:
   Nouv. Dict. Hist. Nat. nouv. éd. 7 p.33

Protonym:
  Strix superciliaris

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60105#page/41/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8874AA6948EBCFDC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8874AA69

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8874AA69


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555483

Geographic range:

  • Athene superciliaris: Forests and semiarid scrub of ne, sw and s Madagascar
English:
White-browed Hawk-Owl
Catalan:
Mussol nínox
Czech:
sovka madagaskarská
Danish:
Hvidbrynet Høgeugle
German:
Madagaskarkauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo malgache
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo Malgache
Finnish:
madagaskarinhaukkapöllö
French:
Chevêche à sourcils blancs
Croatian:
pjegavokapi ćuk
Hungarian:
madagaszkári héjabagoly
Italian:
Gufastore cigliabianche
Japanese (romaji):
madagasukaruaobazuku
Japanese:
マダガスカルアオバズク
Lithuanian:
Madagaskarinė aštrianagė pelėda
Dutch:
Madagaskarsteenuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gassarfalkugle
Norwegian:
Gasserfalkugle
Polish:
pójdźka białobrewa
Portuguese:
mocho-de-sobrancelhas
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-de-sobrancelhas
Russian:
Мадагаскарская иглоногая сова
Slovak:
kuvik madagaskarský
Serbian:
Kukumavka sa belom obrvom
Swedish:
madagaskarspökuggla
Ukrainian:
сич мадагаскарський
Chinese:
白眉鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
白眉鷹鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 03:
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 04:
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ninoxe à sourcils blancs ( Ninox superciliaris)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ninoxe à sourcils blancs ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 1st edition:
Madagascar Hawk Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements, version 2021:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Clements, version 2022:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Clements, version 2023:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Clements 3rd edition:
Madagascar Hawk Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 4th edition:
Madagascar Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements, version 2015:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements, version 2016:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements, version 2017:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Clements, version 2018:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Clements, version 2019:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
eBird version 1.50:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 1.52:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 1.53:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 1.54:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 1.55:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 2015:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 2016:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 2017:
White-browed Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
eBird version 2018:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
eBird version 2019:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
eBird version 2021:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
eBird version 2022:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
eBird version 2023:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Madagascar Hawk Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Madagascar Hawk Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
White-browed Hawk-owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Madagascar Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Ninox superciliaris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ninox superciliaris
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ninox superciliaris
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
White-browed Hawk-Owl ( Ninox superciliaris)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
White-browed Boobook ( Ninox superciliaris)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
White-browed Owl ( Athene superciliaris)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox superciliaris
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox superciliaris

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Bengali: ধরাভ্রু চ঱কময঩যাুঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): dhalābhru śikarēpyām̐cā*
Catalan: Mussol nínox, Nínox de Madagascar
Czech: Sovka madagaskarská
Danish: Hvidbrynet Høgeugle
German: Madagaskarkauz
English: Madagascar Hawk Owl, Madagascar Hawk-Owl, White browed Hawk Owl, White-browed Boobook, White-browed Hawk Owl, White-browed Hawk-Owl, White-browed Owl
English, HBW: White-browed Owl
English (IOC): White-browed Owl
English (United States): White-browed Owl
Spanish: Lechuza Gavilana de Cejas Blancas, Mochuelo malgache, Nínox Malgache
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo Malgache
Spanish (HBW): White-browed Owl
Estonian: valgekulm-haugaskakk
Finnish: Madagaskarinhaukkapöllö
French: Chevêche à sourcils, Chevêche à sourcils blancs, Chevêchette à sourcils blancs, Ninoxe à sourcils, Ninoxe à sourcils blancs
Croatian: pjegavokapi ćuk
Hungarian: madagaszkári héjabagoly
Italian: Civetta sparviero del Madagascar, Gufastore cigliabianche
Japanese (romaji): madagasukaruaobazuku
Japanese: マダガスカルアオバズク
Scientific: Athene superciliaris, Ninox superciliaris, Ninox superciliosus, Strix superciliaris
Lithuanian: Madagaskarinė aštrianagė pelėda, Madagaskarinė pelėdikė
Malagasy: Tovotovoka, Vorondolo
Dutch: Madagaskarsteenuil, Madagaskarvalkuil, Madagaskar-valkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gassarfalkugle
Norwegian: Gasserfalkugle
Polish: pójdźka białobrewa, sowica bialobrewa, sowica białobrewa
Portuguese: mocho-de-sobrancelhas
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-de-sobrancelhas
Russian: Мадагаскарская Иглоногая Сова, Сова мадагаскарская иглоногая
Slovak: kuvik madagaskarský, sovka madagaskarská
Serbian: Kukumavka sa belom obrvom
Swedish: Madagaskarspökuggla, madagaskaruggla
Turkish: Ak kaşlı kukumav, Madagaskar Ninoksu
Ukrainian: сич мадагаскарський, Сова-голконіг мадагаскарська
Chinese: 白眉鹰鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 白眉鷹鴞

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