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Sandy Scops-Owl

Otus icterorhynchus (Shelley, GE 1873)

The sandy scops owl, or cinnamon scops owl, is an owl from the family Strigidae found in Africa. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus icterorhynchus


Original description

Citation:
  (Shelley, GE 1873)

Reference:
   Ibis

Protonym:
  Scops icterorhynchus

Type locality:
  Fanti, Gold Coast.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16518211


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  9CD0C8FE4C03278E

Avibase ID:
  avibase-9CD0C8FE

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/9CD0C8FE


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555365

Geographic range:

  • Otus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus: Rainforests of Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana
  • Otus icterorhynchus holerythrus: southern Cameroon to northern Congo, northern and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and (?) Gabon
English:
Sandy Scops-Owl
Catalan:
Xot de bec groc
Czech:
výreček skořicový
Danish:
Sandfarvet Dværghornugle
German:
Gelbschnabel-Zwergohreule
Spanish:
Autillo Piquigualdo
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo Piquigualdo
Finnish:
kanelipöllönen
French:
Petit-duc à bec jaune
Croatian:
kamerunski ćuk
Hungarian:
sárgacsőrű füleskuvik
Italian:
Assiolo sabbia
Japanese (romaji):
akahimekonohazuku
Japanese:
アカヒメコノハズク
Lithuanian:
Smėlinis apuokėlis
Dutch:
Zandbruine Dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Epifyttugle
Norwegian:
Epifyttugle
Polish:
syczek cynamonowy
Portuguese:
mocho-de-orelhas-ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d'orelhas-de-bico-amarelo
Russian:
Желтоклювая сплюшка
Slovak:
výrik pieskový
Swedish:
västafrikansk dvärguv
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка жовтодзьоба
Chinese:
沙色角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
沙角鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
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):
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
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):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
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):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petit-duc à bec jaune ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Petit-duc à bec jaune ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements 1st edition:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
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Clements, version 2023:
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Clements 3rd edition:
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Clements 4th edition:
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Clements 5th edition (as published):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 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 1.52:
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eBird version 1.53:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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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:
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eBird version 2021:
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eBird version 2022:
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eBird version 2023:
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Cinnamon Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Cinnamon Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
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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):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Sandy Scops-owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
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 1.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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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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Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Otus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Otus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Otus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Sandy Scops-Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Sandy Scops Owl ( Otus icterorhynchus) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus icterorhynchus [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus icterorhynchus [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Xot de bec groc
Czech: Výrecek skoricový, výreček skořicový
Danish: Sandfarvet Dværghornugle
German: Gelbschnabeleule, Gelbschnabel-Zwergohreule
English: Cinnamon Scops Owl, Cinnamon Scops-Owl, Sandy Scops Owl, Sandy Scops-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Sandy Scops Owl
English, HBW: Sandy Scops-owl
English (IOC): Sandy Scops Owl
English (United States): Sandy Scops-Owl
Esperanto: Sabla orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo de Sandy, Autillo Piquigualdo
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Piquigualdo
Spanish (HBW): Sandy Scops-Owl
Estonian: kaneelpäll
Finnish: Kanelipöllönen
French: Petit-duc à bec jaune
Croatian: kamerunski ćuk
Hungarian: sárgacsőrű füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo color cannella, Assiolo sabbia
Japanese (romaji): akahimekonohazuku
Japanese: アカヒメコノハズク
Scientific: Otus holerythrus, Otus icterorhynchos, Otus icterorhynchus, Otus icterorhynchus holerythrus, Otus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus, Scops holerythra, Scops icterorhynchus
Lithuanian: Smėlinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Zandbruine Dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Epifyttugle
Norwegian: Epifyttugle
Polish: syczek cynamonowy
Portuguese: mocho-de-orelhas-ruivo
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-de-bico-amarelo
Russian: Желтоклювая совка, Желтоклювая сплюшка, Совка песчаная
Slovak: výrik pieskový
Swedish: Sandfärgad dvärguv, västafrikansk dvärguv
Turkish: Sarı gagalı ishakkuşu, Sarı Gagalı İshakkuşu, Sarı Gagalı Puhucuk
Ukrainian: Сплюшка жовтодзьоба
Chinese: 沙色角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 沙角鴞

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