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The Stygian Owl (Asio stygius) is a medium-sized dusky colored owl. It has yellow eyes, a black beak, a dark blackish facial disk, and white eyebrows. Its underparts are a dingy buff color with dark brown barring and streaks. The upperparts are reverse, buff barring and streaks on a dark background. This owl occupies a variety of deciduous and evergreen forests, and open areas with patchy forest. It lives from sea level to 3,100 meters (10,170 ft.) above. This species takes in a variety of prey including birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans, and insects. All of its hunting is done at night. Source: Wikipedia
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Asio
Scientific:
Asio stygius
Citation:
(Wagler, 1832)
Reference:
Isis col.1221
Protonym:
Nyctalops stygius
Avibase ID:
C1EAF183CC749CD2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1EAF183
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555497
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Hibou maître-bois ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Hibou maître-bois ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 1st edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 3rd edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 4th edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2019: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
James Lee Peters: Asio stygius [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (original): Asio stygius [version 1] |
James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Asio stygius [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius [version 1] |
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Species status: full species
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