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Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl

Tyto [sororcula or almae] (= Tyto sororcula) (Sclater, PL 1883)

The Moluccan masked owl, also known as the lesser masked owl, is a species of owl in the barn owl family. It is endemic to the south Moluccas of Indonesia. Some taxonomists consider this species to be conspecific with the Australian masked owl. Source: Wikipedia




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

Original description

Citation:
  (Sclater, PL 1883)

Reference:
   Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1883, pt.1 p.52

Imprint year:
  1883

Protonym:
  Strix sororcula

Type locality:
  Larat, Tenimber Islands.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/91169#page/106/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  B667D009542AB277

Avibase ID:
  avibase-B667D009

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/B667D009

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555352

Geographic range:

  • Tyto sororcula: forest of Buru (southwestern Moluccas) and Tanimbar Islands
  • Tyto sororcula sororcula: Tanimbar Islands (Yamdena and Larat)
  • Tyto sororcula cayelii: southern Moluccas (Buru)
  • Tyto almae: southern Moluccas (Seram)
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl
French:
Effraie des Tanimbar ou E. de Céram

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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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. 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):
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Effraie des Tanimbar ( Tyto sororcula) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
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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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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Sibley and Monroe (1993):
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
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Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tyto sororcula [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Tyto sororcula [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Tyto [novaehollandiae, castanops, manusi, sororcula or almae]

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Catalan: Òliba de les illes Tanimbar
Czech: sova škrabošková
Danish: Tanimbarslørugle
German: Molukkeneule
English: Lesser Masked Owl, Lesser Masked-Owl, Lesser or Seram Masked-Owl, Moluccan Masked Owl
Spanish: Lechuza de las Tanimbar
Estonian: väike-loorkakk
Finnish: tenimberintornipöllö
French: Effraie des Tanimbar, Effraie des Tanimbar ou E. de Céram
Croatian: tanimbarska kukuvija
Hungarian: molukkui gyöngybagoly
Indonesian: Serak Kecil
Italian: Barbagianni minore
Japanese (romaji): oomenfukurou
Japanese: コメンフクロウ, モルッカメンフクロウ
Scientific: Strix sororcula, Tyto [sororcula or almae], Tyto sororcula, Tyto sororcula sororcula
Lithuanian: molukinė liepsnotoji pelėda, Molukinė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Molukse Kerkuil
Norwegian: Tanimbarslørugle
Polish: płomykówka jasna, płomykówka molucka
Portuguese: Coruja-mascarada-pequena
Portuguese (Portugal): coruja-das-tanimbar
Russian: Малая масковая сипуха
Slovak: plamienka molucká
Serbian: Mala maskirana kukuvija
Swedish: Mindre masktornuggla, molucktornuggla
Turkish: Tanimbar Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сипуха тамінбарська
Chinese: 小草鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 小草鴞

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