Principe Scops Owl
Otus bikegila Melo, M; Freitas, B; Verbelen, P; da Costa, SR; Pereira, H; Fuchs, J; Sangster, G; Correia, MN; de Lima, RF; Crottini, A 2022
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Scientific:
Otus bikegila
Original description
Citation:
Melo, M; Freitas, B; Verbelen, P; da Costa, SR; Pereira, H; Fuchs, J; Sangster, G; Correia, MN; de Lima, RF; Crottini, A 2022
Reference:
ZooKeys
1126 1-54
Protonym:
Otus bikegila
Type locality:
Príncipe Island, South Príncipe, ca. 500 m NW of Ribeira Porco river mouth (Fig. 1); 1°33.03'N, 7°22.29'E; ca. 100 m a.s.l.; 29 May 2017; HP and Ceciliano do Bom Jesus leg
Link:
https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/87635/
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
C6277A4556064B04
Avibase ID:
avibase-C6277A45
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C6277A45
Taxonomic Serial Number:
CRITICALLY ENDANGERED
English:
Principe Scops Owl
Afrikaans:
Principeskopsuil
Bulgarian:
Принсипенски чухал
Catalan:
xot de Príncipe
Czech:
výreček principeský
Danish:
Principe Dværghornugle
Esperanto:
principea orelstrigeto
Spanish:
Autillo de Príncipe
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo de Príncipe
French:
Petit-duc de Principé
Japanese:
プリンシペコノハズク
Dutch:
Principedwergooruil
Norwegian:
principeugle
Polish:
syczek książęcy
Portuguese:
mocho-de-orelhas-do-príncipe
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d’orelhas-do-príncipe
Slovak:
výrik princov
Serbian:
Ćuk sa ostrva Prinsipe
Swedish:
príncipedvärguv
Turkish:
Prinsipe İshakkuşu
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка прінсіпійська
Chinese:
普林西比角鸮
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus sp. nov.) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus sp. nov.) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus sp. nov.) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus sp. nov.) |
| Avilist 2025: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Principe Scops-owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Principe Scops-owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Principe Scops-owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Clements, version 2023: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Clements, version 2024: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| Clements, version 2025: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| eBird version 2017: Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus [undescribed form]) |
| eBird version 2018: Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus [undescribed form]) |
| eBird version 2019: Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus [undescribed form]) |
| eBird version 2021: Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus [undescribed form]) |
| eBird version 2022: Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form) ( Otus [undescribed form]) |
| eBird version 2023: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| eBird version 2024: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| eBird version 2025: Principe Scops-Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Principe Scops Owl ( Otus bikegila) |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: newly discovered taxon
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Other synonyms
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Czech: výreček principeský
German: Principe-Zwergohreule (unbeschriebene Form)
English: Principe Scops Owl, Principe Scops-Owl, Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form)
English (United Kingdom): Principe Scops Owl (undescribed form)
English, HBW: Principe Scops-owl (undescribed form)
English (IOC): Principe Scops Owl (undescribed form)
English (United States): Principe Scops-Owl (undescribed form)
Esperanto: principea orelstrigeto
Spanish: Autillo (forma no descrita), Autillo de Príncipe (forma no descrita)
Spanish (Spain): Autillo (forma no descrita), Autillo de Príncipe (forma no descrita)
French: Petit-duc de Principé, Petit-duc sp. nov. (de Principe)
Japanese (romaji): purinshipekonohazuku (mikisai)
Japanese: プリンシペコノハズク (未記載), プリンシペコノハズク（未記載）
Scientific: Otus [undescribed form], Otus bikegila, Otus bikegila, Otus sp. nov.
Dutch: Principedwergooruil
Norwegian: principeugle
Polish: syczek książęcy
Portuguese: mocho-de-orelhas-do-príncipe
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d’orelhas-do-príncipe, Mocho-d'orelhas-do-príncipe, mocho-d'orelhas-do-príncipe [forma não descrita]
Slovak: výrik (nepopísaný z Princovho ostrova), výrik princov
Serbian: Ćuk sa ostrva Prinsipe
Swedish: príncipedvärguv
Turkish: Prinsipe ishakkuşu [tanımlanmamış form], Prinsipe İshakkuşu [tanımlanmamış form]
Chinese: 普林西比角鸮
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