Tyto sororcula (Lesser Masked-Owl)

Lesser Masked-Owl

Tyto sororcula (Sclater, PL, 1883)

The Moluccan Masked Owl (Tyto sororcula), also known as the Lesser Masked Owl, Effraie Des Tanimbar or Lechuza De Las Tanimbar, is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is endemic to Indonesia. Source: Wikipedia

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Tytonidae
Genus:
  Tyto

Scientific:
Tyto sororcula

Citation:
(Sclater, PL, 1883)

Reference:
PZS Pt1 p.52

Protonym:
Strix sororcula

Avibase ID:
8979D06C93369194

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/8979D06C

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555352

Geographic range:

Tyto sororcula sororcula: Tanimbar Islands (Yamdena and Larat)
Tyto sororcula cayelii: S Moluccas (Buru)

Source: Clements checklist

English:
Lesser Masked-Owl
Catalan:
Òliba de les illes Tanimbar
Czech:
sova škrabošková
Danish:
Tanimbarslørugle
German:
Molukkeneule
Spanish:
Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Spanish (Spain):
Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Finnish:
tenimberintornipöllö
French:
Effraie des Tanimbar
Hungarian:
molukkui gyöngybagoly
Italian:
Barbagianni minore
Japanese:
komenfukurou
Japanese:
コメンフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Molukinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch:
Molukse Kerkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Tanimbarslørugle
Norwegian:
Tanimbarslørugle
Polish:
plomykówka jasna
Portuguese:
Coruja-mascarada-pequena
Russian:
Мадагаскарская сипуха
Slovak:
plamienka molucká
Serbian:
Mala maskirana kukuvija
Swedish:
Mindre masktornuggla
Ukrainian:
Сипуха тамінбарська
Chinese:
小草鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
小草鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00: Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Lesser Masked-owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Lesser Masked-Owl ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tyto [sororcula or almae] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

Catalan: Òliba de les illes Tanimbar
Czech: Sova škrabošková
Danish: Tanimbarslørugle
German: Molukkeneule, Tanimbar-Schleiereule
English: Lesser Masked Owl, Lesser Masked-Owl, Moluccan Masked Owl, Tanimbar Owl
English (IOC): Moluccan Masked Owl
Spanish: Lechuza de Campanario de Tanimbar, Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Spanish (Spain): Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Spanish (HBW): Lesser Masked-Owl
Estonian: väike-loorkakk
Finnish: Buruntornipöllö, tenimberintornipöllö
French: Effraie de Baru, Effraie des Tanimbar, Effraie masquée mineure
Hungarian: molukkui gyöngybagoly
Indonesian: Serak Kecil
Italian: Barbagianni minore
Japanese: komenfukurou, oomenfukurou
Japanese: オオメンフクロウ, コメンフクロウ
Scientific: Strix sororcula, Tyto sororcula, Tyto sororcula sororcula
Lithuanian: Molukinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Molukse Kerkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Tanimbarslørugle
Norwegian: Tanimbarslørugle
Polish: plomykówka jasna, płomykówka jasna
Portuguese: Coruja-mascarada-pequena
Russian: Мадагаскарская сипуха, Сипуха малая масковая
Slovak: plamienka molucká
Serbian: Mala maskirana kukuvija
Swedish: Mindre masktornuggla, molucktornuggla (cayelii/sorocula)
Turkish: Tanimbar Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сипуха тамінбарська
Chinese: 小草鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 小草鴞