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Stygian Owl
Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832)
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
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Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Asio
Scientific:
Asio stygius
Citation:
(Wagler, 1832)
Reference:
Isis 25 col.1221
Protonym:
Nyctalops stygius
Avibase ID:
C1EAF183CC749CD2
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C1EAF183
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555497
Geographic range:
- Asio stygius stygius: E Bolivia to n and se Brazil and ne Argentina
- Asio stygius lambi: Highlands of w Mexico (sw Chihuahua to Jalisco)
- Asio stygius robustus: S Mexico (Guerrero and Veracruz) to Venezuela and Ecuador
- Asio stygius siguapa: Cuba and Isle of Pines
- Asio stygius noctipetens: Hispaniola and Gonâve I.
- Asio stygius barberoi: Paraguay and n Argentina
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Source: Clements checklist
Stygian Owl
Czech:
kalous americký
German:
Styxeule
Danish:
Flagermushornugle
Spanish:
Búho Negruzco
Finnish:
tummasarvipöllö
French:
Hibou maître-bois
Italian:
Gufo stigio
Japanese:
nanbeitorafuzuku
Japanese:
ナンベイトラフズク
Dutch:
Grote Ransuil
Norwegian:
Styksugle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Styksugle
Polish:
uszatka ciemna
Portuguese:
Coruja-diabo
Portuguese (Brazil):
mocho-diabo
Russian:
Центральноамериканская ушастая сова
Slovak:
myšiarka tmavá
Swedish:
mörk hornuggla
Ukrainian:
Сова темна
Chinese:
乌耳鸮
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] |
| 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] |
| 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] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| Clements, version 2016: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| eBird version 1.52: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| 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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017): 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 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| 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] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Stygian Owl ( Asio stygius) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: 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] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
Catalan: Mussol negrós
Czech: kalous americký, Kalous aztécký
Danish: Flagermushornugle
German: Styx-Euele, Styxeule
English: Stygian Owl
English (IOC): Stygian Owl
Spanish: buho cara oscura, Búho Cara Oscura, Buho estigio, Búho Jamaicano, Búho Negruzco, Búho Orejudo, Búho Oscuro, Búho-cornudo Oscuro, Lechuza Orejita, Lechuzón negrusco, Lechuzón negruzco, Lechuzón Siguapa, Siguapa
Spanish (Argentine): Lechuzón negrusco, Lechuzón negruzco
Spanish (Bolivia): Lechuzón negrusco
Spanish (Colombia): Búho Orejudo
Spanish (Cuba): Siguapa
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lechuza Orejita
Spanish (Ecuador): Búho Estigio
Spanish (Spain): Búho Negruzco
Spanish (HBW): Stygian Owl
Spanish (Honduras): Buho estigio
Spanish (Mexico): buho cara oscura, búho cara oscura, Búho-cornudo Oscuro
Spanish (Nicaragua): Búho Oscuro
Spanish (Peru): Búho Estigio
Spanish (Paraguay): Lechuzón negruzco
Spanish (Venezuela): Lechuza Estigia
Estonian: tooneräts
Finnish: Tummasarvipöllö
French: Hibou maître-bois, Hibou obscur
Guarani: Ñakurutû hû, Ñakurutû-hû
Haitian Creole French: Mèt Bwa
Hungarian: Styx fülesbagoly
Italian: Gufo dello Stige, Gufo stigio
Japanese: nambeitorafuzuku, nanbeitorafuzuku
Japanese: ナンベイトラフズク, ナンベイトラフヅク
Scientific: Asio stygius, Asio stygius stygius, Nyctalops stygius
Lithuanian: Amerikinė pelėda
Dutch: Grote Ransuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Styksugle
Norwegian: Styksugle
Polish: uszatka ciemna
Portuguese: Coruja-diabo, mocho-diabo, mocho-do-diabo
Portuguese (Brazil): coruja-diabo, Mocho-diabo, mocho-do-diabo
Portuguese (Portugal): Mocho-diabo
Russian: Сова стигийская ушастая, Стигийская Ушастая Сова, Центральноамериканская ушастая сова
Slovak: myšiarka tmavá
Serbian: Stigijska sova
Swedish: Mörk hornuggla
Turkish: Stigya Kulaklı Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сова темна
Chinese: 乌耳鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 烏耳鴞
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