Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus] (African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl)

African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl

Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus] (= Otus senegalensis) (Swainson, 1837)

The African scops owl is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus senegalensis

Original description

Citation:
(Swainson, 1837)

Reference:
BirdsW.Afr. p.127

Protonym:
Scops Senegalensis

Link:
https://archive.org/details/birdswesternafr00jardgoog/page/n146/mode/2up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CB1D776F5D3144AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-CB1D776F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CB1D776F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686649

Geographic range:

Otus senegalensis senegalensis: Widespread sub-Saharan Africa
Otus senegalensis nivosus: SE Kenya (lower Tana River to Lali Hills)
Otus feae: Pagulu (Gulf of Guinea)
Otus pamelae: southern Arabian Peninsula, from southwestern Saudi Arabia to Oman
Otus socotranus: Socotra
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl
French:
Petit-duc africain, P.-d. d'Arabie ou P.-d. de Socotra

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc africain ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Petit-duc africain ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus senegalensis [version 1]

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Other synonyms

Afrikaans: Skopsuil
Bulgarian: Африкански чухъл
Catalan: Xot africà
Czech: Výrecek africký, výreček africký
Danish: Savannedværghornugle
German: Afrikanische Zwergohreule, Afrika-Zwergohreule, Afrika-Zwerohreule
English: African or Socotra Scops-Owl, African Scops Owl, African Scops-Owl, African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl, Annobon Scops Owl, Cape Scops Owl, Common Scops Owl, Scops Owl
Esperanto: Afrika orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo Africano
Estonian: aafrika salupäll
Finnish: Afrikanpöllönen
French: Hibou petit-duc africain, Petit-duc africain, Petit-duc africain ou P.-d. de Socotra, Petit-duc africain, P.-d. d'Arabie ou P.-d. de Socotra
Hebrew: שעיר, שעיר מצוי
Hungarian: afrikai füleskuvik
Italian: Assiolo africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakonohazuku
Japanese: アフリカコノハズク, アフリカコノハヅク
Kwangali: Kakuru
Scientific: Otus [senegalensis or socotranus], Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus], Otus scops senegalensis, Otus senegalensis, Otus senegalensis senegalensis, Scops Senegalensis
Lithuanian: Afrikinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergooruil
Norwegian: Akasieugle
Polish: syczek afrykanski, syczek afrykański
Portuguese: Mocho-de-orelhas-africano
Russian: Африканская совка, Совка африканская, Совка сенегальская
Slovak: výrik africký
Shona: Chipotonho
Swedish: Afrikansk dvärguv
Swahili: Mtiti wa Afrika
Tswana: Lerubisana
Tsonga: Xikhotlwana
Ukrainian: Сплюшка африканська
Chinese: 非洲角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲角鴞