The brown hawk-owl, also known as the brown boobook, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Raffles, TS 1822)
Reference:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London
(1), 13 p.280
Protonym:
Strix scutulata
Avibase ID:
B86BF2D36D63F796
Avibase ID:
avibase-B86BF2D3
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B86BF2D3
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555481
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Brown Boobook ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Brown Hawk-owl ( Ninox scutulata) [version 1] |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Brown Hawk-Owl ( Ninox scutulata) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Ninox [scutulata or obscura]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
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