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Palau Owl
Pyrroglaux podargina (Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1872)
The Palau owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Palau owls are dark reddish brown with small white dots scattered across their feathers. They are endemic to the Pacific Palau Islands, where they are found in woodland and lagoon trees, ravines and mangrove swamps. Palau owls nest in hollows of trees, live in groups and are territorial. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Pyrroglaux
Scientific:
Pyrroglaux podargina
Original description
Citation:
(Hartlaub, KJG; Finsch, FHO 1872)
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
1872, Part 1 p. 90
Protonym:
Noctua podargina
Type locality:
Palau Islands.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/90880#page/120/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B0AC07507B408B09
Avibase ID:
avibase-B0AC0750
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B0AC0750
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 177948
Geographic range:
- Pyrroglaux podargina: lowlands of Palau (western Caroline Islands)
Source: Clements checklist
Palau Owl
Catalan:
Xot de les illes Palau
Czech:
výreček lelkovitý
Danish:
Palaudværghornugle
German:
Palaueule
Spanish:
Autillo de las Palau
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo de Las Palau
Finnish:
palaunpöllönen
French:
Petit-duc des Palau
Croatian:
palauski ćuk
Hungarian:
palaui füleskuvik
Italian:
Assiolo delle Palau
Japanese (romaji):
kakiirokonohazuku
Japanese:
カキイロコノハズク
Lithuanian:
Palaujinis apuokėlis
Dutch:
Palaudwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Palauugle
Norwegian:
Palauugle
Polish:
syczek mikronezyjski
Portuguese:
Coruja-de-Palau
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-de-palau
Russian:
Палауская совка
Slovak:
výrik palauský
Serbian:
Sova sa ostrva Palau
Swedish:
palauuggla
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка мікронезійська
Chinese:
帕劳角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
帛琉角鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Palau Scops-owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc des Palau ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Petit-duc des Palau ( Otus podarginus) |
| Clements 1st edition: Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2021: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2022: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Clements, version 2023: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Clements, version 2024: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements 4th edition: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2015: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2016: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2017: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2018: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Clements, version 2019: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 1.50: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| eBird version 1.52: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| eBird version 1.53: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| eBird version 1.54: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| eBird version 1.55: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2015: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2016: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2017: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2018: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2019: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2021: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| eBird version 2022: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| eBird version 2023: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| eBird version 2024: Palau Scops-Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Palau Scops Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Palau Scops Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Palau Owl ( Pyrroglaux podargina) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Pyrroglaux podargina |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Pyrroglaux podargina |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Pyrroglaux podargina |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Palau Owl ( Otus podarginus) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pyrroglaux podargina |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Pyrroglaux podargina |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Xot de les illes Palau
Czech: Výrecek lelkovitý, výreček lelkovitý
Danish: Palaudværghornugle
German: Palaueule, Palau-Zwergohreule
English: Palau Owl, Palau Scops Owl, Palau Scops-Owl, Palau screech owl
English, HBW: Palau Owl
English (IOC): Palau Owl
English (United States): Palau Owl
Esperanto: Palaua strigo
Spanish: Autillo de las Palau, Autillo de Palau
Spanish (Spain): Autillo de Las Palau
Spanish (HBW): Palau Owl
Estonian: palau päll
Finnish: Palaunpöllönen
French: Petit-duc des Palau
Croatian: palauski ćuk
Hungarian: palaui füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo delle Palau, Assiolo di Palau
Japanese (romaji): kakiirokonohazuku
Japanese: カキイロコノハズク
Scientific: Noctua podargina, Otus podarginus, Otus podarina, Pyrrhoglaux podargina, Pyrroglaux podargina, Pyrroglaux podarginus
Lithuanian: Palaujinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Palaudwergooruil, Palau-dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Palauugle
Norwegian: Palauugle
Palauan: Chesuch
Polish: syczek mikronezyjski
Portuguese: Coruja-de-Palau
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-de-palau
Russian: Палауская совка, Палаусская совка, Совка Палау
Slovak: výrik palauský
Serbian: Sova sa ostrva Palau
Swedish: Palaudvärguv, palauuggla
Turkish: Palau puhucuğu
Tatar: Палаус ябалакчыгы
Ukrainian: Сплюшка мікронезійська
Chinese: 帕劳角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 帛琉角鴞
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