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Guadalcanal Owl

Athene granti Sharpe, RB 1888

The Guadalcanal owl is a small to medium-sized owl. It is endemic to Guadalcanal. Together, they were collectively known as and formerly considered a subspecies of the Solomons boobook. Source: Wikipedia

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


Original description

Citation:
  Sharpe, RB 1888

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1888, Part 2 p. 183

Protonym:
  Ninox granti

Type locality:
  Guadalcanal Solomon Islands.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31825648


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8FB536393B8A267F

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8FB53639

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8FB53639


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 687173


NEAR THREATENED

Geographic range:

  • Athene granti: Guadalcanal (s Solomon Islands)
English:
Guadalcanal Owl
Catalan:
Nínox de l'illa Guadalcanal
Czech:
sýček guadalcanalský
Danish:
Guadalcanal-høgeugle
German:
Guadalcanalkauz
Spanish:
Nínox de Guadalcanal
French:
Chevêche de Guadalcanal
Croatian:
prugastotrba ćukuša
Dutch:
Guadalcanalvalkuil
Norwegian:
guadalcanalugle
Polish:
pójdźka falista
Portuguese:
mocho-de-guadalcanal
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-de-guadalcanal
Slovak:
kuvik plavoprsý
Swedish:
guadalcanaluggla
Ukrainian:
сич гвадалканальський
Chinese:
瓜岛鹰鸮


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Guadalcanal Owl ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti)
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal) ( Ninox jacquinoti granti) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Guadalcanal Boobook ( Ninox granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Athene jacquinoti granti [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Guadalcanal Owl ( Athene granti) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ninox jacquinoti granti [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Athene [jacquinoti, granti, malaitae or roseoaxillaris] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Nínox de l'illa Guadalcanal
Czech: sýček guadalcanalský
Danish: Guadalcanal-høgeugle
German: Guadalcanalkauz, Salomonenkauz (granti)
English: Guadalcanal Boobook, Guadalcanal Owl, Solomon Islands Hawk-Owl (granti), Solomons Boobook (granti), Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal)
English, HBW: Guadalcanal Boobook
English (IOC): Guadalcanal Owl, Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal)
English (United States): Solomons Boobook (Guadalcanal)
Spanish: Nínox de Guadalcanal, Ninox de Las Salomón Occidentales (granti)
Spanish (Spain): Ninox de las Salomón occidentales (granti)
Estonian: guadalcanali haugaskakk
French: Chevêche de Guadalcanal, Ninoxe de Guadalcanal, Ninoxe de Jacquinot (de Guadalcanal), Ninoxe de Jacquinot (granti)
Croatian: prugastotrba ćukuša
Japanese (romaji): soromon'aobazuku (granti)
Japanese: ソロモンアオバズク (granti), ソロモンアオバズク(granti)
Scientific: Athene granti, Athene jacquinoti granti, Ninox granti, Ninox jacquinoti granti
Dutch: Guadalcanalvalkuil
Norwegian: guadalcanalugle, salomonfalkugle (granti)
Polish: pójdźka falista, sowica melanezyjska (granti)
Portuguese: mocho-de-guadalcanal
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-gavião-das-salomão-ocidentais (granti), mocho-de-guadalcanal
Russian: Соломонская иглоногая сова (granti)
Slovak: kuvik plavoprsý, kuvik plavoprsý (skup.), sovka plavoprsá
Swedish: guadalcanaluggla, salomonspökuggla (granti)
Turkish: Yakalı bubuk (granti)
Ukrainian: сич гвадалканальський
Chinese: 瓜岛鹰鸮

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