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Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis]

Tyto glaucops (Kaup, JJ 1853)

The ashy-faced owl is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Tytonidae
Genus:
   Tyto
Scientific:
  Tyto glaucops


Original description

Citation:
  (Kaup, JJ 1853)

Reference:
   Contrib. Orn. [Jardine] 6 p.118

Protonym:
  Strix glaucops

Type locality:
  Jamaica, error = Hispaniola.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51468249


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  A5F84B3A4020B0A3

Avibase ID:
  avibase-A5F84B3A

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/A5F84B3A


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555358

Geographic range:

  • Tyto glaucops glaucops: Hispaniola including Tortue Island
  • Tyto glaucops insularis: St. Vincent and Grenada and satellite islands (southern Lesser Antilles)
  • Tyto glaucops nigrescens: Dominica (Lesser Antilles)
English:
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis]
Catalan:
Òliba de la Hispaniola
Czech:
sova šedolící
Danish:
Hispaniolaslørugle
German:
Hispaniolaschleiereule
Spanish:
Lechuza de la Española
Finnish:
haitintornipöllö
French:
Effraie d'Hispaniola [incl. nigrescens, insularis]
Croatian:
antilska kukuvija
Hungarian:
hispaniolai gyöngybagoly
Italian:
Barbagianni cenerino
Japanese (romaji):
menfukurou
Japanese:
メンフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Pilkaskruostė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch:
Hispaniolakerkuil
Norwegian:
Hispaniolaslørugle
Polish:
plomykówka szarolica
Portuguese:
coruja-de-faces-cinzentas
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-de-face-cinza
Russian:
Пепельнолицая сипуха
Slovak:
plamienka sivolíca
Serbian:
Kukuvija pepeljastog lica
Swedish:
Hispaniolatornuggla
Ukrainian:
Сипуха гаїтійська
Chinese:
灰面鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
灰臉倉鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis) ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis) ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis) ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis) ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis) ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis] ( Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis])
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Effraie d'Hispaniola ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Effraie d'Hispaniola ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 3]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops)

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Tyto [alba, furcata, javanica, deroepstorffi or glaucops] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Catalan: Òliba de la Hispaniola
Czech: Sova šedolící
Danish: Hispaniolaslørugle
German: Hispaniolaschleiereule, Hispaniola-Schleiereule
English: Ashy faced Owl, Ashy-faced Barn Owl, Ashy-faced Barn-Owl, Ashy-faced Owl, Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis), Ashy-faced Owl (incl. ssp. nigrescens, insularis), Ashy-faced Owl [incl. nigrescens, insularis], Haitian Barn-Owl, Hispaniolan Barn Owl, Hispaniolan Owl
Esperanto: Cendrovizaĝa turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza Cara Ceniza, Lechuza Común, Lechuza de Campanario Cenicienta, Lechuza de la Española
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lechuza Cara Ceniza, Lechuza Común
Estonian: kariibi loorkakk
Finnish: Haitintornipöllö
French: Effraie à face cendrée, Effraie d’Hispaniola, Effraie d'Haïti, Effraie d'Hispaniola, Effraie d'Hispaniola [incl. nigrescens, insularis]
Haitian Creole French: Frize
Croatian: antilska kukuvija
Hungarian: hispaniolai gyöngybagoly
Italian: Barbagianni cenerino, Barbagianni facciagrigia
Japanese (romaji): menfukurou
Japanese: メンフクロウ
Scientific: Str[ix] glaucops, Strix glaucops, Tyto glaucops, Tyto glaucops [incl. nigrescens, insularis], Tyto glaucops glaucops
Lithuanian: Pilkaskruostė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Hispaniolakerkuil
Norwegian: Hispaniolaslørugle
Polish: plomykówka szarolica, płomykówka szarolica
Portuguese: coruja-de-faces-cinzentas
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-de-face-cinza
Russian: Пепельнолицая сипуха, Сипуха пепельнолицая
Slovak: plamienka sivolíca
Serbian: Kukuvija pepeljastog lica
Swedish: Hispaniolatornuggla
Turkish: Hispanyola Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сипуха гаїтійська
Chinese: 灰面鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 灰臉倉鴞

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