Athene noctua [noctua] (Little Owl [noctua])

Little Owl [noctua]

Athene noctua [noctua] (= Athene noctua noctua) (Scopoli, GA 1769)

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Athene
Scientific:
  Athene noctua noctua

Original description

Citation:
(Scopoli, GA 1769)

Reference:
Annus I Hist.-Nat.

Protonym:
Strix noctua

Type locality:
Carniolia, i.e. Krain.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31117670#page/26/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
D905B20DDCB6CC74

Avibase ID:
avibase-D905B20D

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/D905B20D

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687070

Geographic range:

Athene noctua noctua: Sardinia, Corsica, Italy, northwestern Balkans, southeastern Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania
Athene noctua glaux: northern Africa and coastal Israel (north to Haifa)
Athene noctua vidalii: southern Baltic to Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, Poland, and northwestern Russia
Athene noctua indigena: Balkans to Türkiye, southern Russia, Transcaucasia, and southwestern Siberia
Athene noctua saharae: Morocco to Tunisia south of Atlas, Libya coast, western Egypt, and Arabia
Athene noctua ludlowi: south-central China and Tibet to northern Himalayas
Athene noctua plumipes: northeastern China, Mongolia, and Ussuriland
Athene noctua orientalis: far northwestern China and adjacent Siberia
Athene noctua impasta: west-central China (Kokonor and western Gansu)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
Little Owl [noctua]
Catalan:
Mussol comú [grup noctua]
Czech:
sýček obecný [skupina noctua]
Danish:
Kirkeugle, Almindelig [noctua Gruppe]
German:
Steinkauz [noctua-Gruppe]
Spanish:
Mochuelo Europeo (europeo)
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo europeo (europeo)
Finnish:
minervanpöllö [alalaji noctua]
French:
Chevêche d'Athéna [noctua]
Croatian:
Sivi ćuk (europski)
Hungarian:
Kuvik [noctua csoport]
Icelandic:
Kattugla [noctua hópur]
Italian:
Civetta [gruppo noctua]
Japanese (romaji):
kokinmefukurou (noctua guru-pu)
Japanese:
コキンメフクロウ（noctua グループ）
Lithuanian:
Pelėdikė [noctua grupė]
Dutch:
Steenuil (noctua groep)
Norwegian:
kirkeugle (noctua gr.)
Polish:
pójdźka [gr. noctua]
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mocho-galego [grupo noctua]
Russian:
Домовый сыч [группа noctua]
Slovak:
kuvik obyčajný (skup.)
Serbian:
Kukumavka [noctua grupa]
Swedish:
minervauggla [gruppen noctua]
Ukrainian:
Сич хатній [група noctua]
Chinese:
纵纹腹小鸮（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional):
縱紋腹小鴞(noctua群)

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Little Owl [noctua] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Little Owl [noctua] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Little Owl [noctua] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Little Owl [nominate group] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Little Owl [nominate group] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Little Owl [nominate group] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Little Owl [nominate group] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Little Owl [nominate group] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Little Owl [nominate] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Little Owl [nominate] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Little Owl [nominate] ( Athene noctua [noctua])
eBird version 1.52: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2015: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2016: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2017: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2018: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2019: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2021: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2022: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2023: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]
eBird version 2024: Little Owl (Little) ( Athene noctua [noctua Group]) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Athene noctua

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Other synonyms

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Arabic: البومة الصغيرة, بومة صغيرة (صغيرة) (مجموعة)
Asturian: Miagón euroasiáticu [triba noctua]
Azerbaijani: Dam bayquşu, Dam bayquşu [noctua qrupu]
Belarusian: Сыч-сіпель
Bulgarian: Домашна кукумявка, Домашна кукумявка (Група noctua), Домашна кукумявка [Група noctua]
Breton: Ar gaouenn bihan
Catalan: Mussol comú, Mussol comú [grup noctua]
Catalan (Balears): Miula
Valencian: Xot
Czech: sýček obecný, sýček obecný [skupina noctua], sýček obecný středoevropský
Chuvash: Кил-çурт тăмани
Welsh: Tylluan fach
Danish: Kirkeugle, Kirkeugle (Vestlig), Kirkeugle, Almindelig [noctua Gruppe]
German: Steinkauz, Steinkauz [noctua Gruppe], Steinkauz [noctua-Gruppe]
Greek: Κουκουβάγια, Κουκουβάγια [noctua ομάδα], Κουκουβάγια [noctua]
Emiliano-romagnolo: Chiù
English: Little Owl, Little Owl (Little), Little Owl (nominate group), Little Owl [noctua], Little Owl [nominate group], Little Owl [nominate]
English, HBW: Little Owl (Little)
English (IOC): Little Owl (Little)
English (United States): Little Owl (Little)
Esperanto: noktuo
Spanish: Mochuelo Europeo, Mochuelo Europeo (europeo), Mochuelo Europeo (grupo noctua)
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo europeo (europeo), Mochuelo Europeo [Grupo noctua]
Spanish (HBW): Little Owl (Little)
Estonian: Kivikakk
Basque: Mozolo arrunta [noctua taldekoa], Mozoloa
Persian: جغد کوچک [noctua Group]
Finnish: minervanpöllö, minervanpöllö [alalaji noctua]
French: Chevêche d'Athéna, Chevêche d'Athéna (noctua), Chevêche d'Athéna (nominal), Chevêche d'Athéna [noctua], Chevêche d'Athéna [nominal]
Frisian: stienûltsje
Irish: Ulchabhán Beag
Gaelic: Comhachag Bheag
Galician: Moucho, Moucho común [grupo noctua]
Manx: Hullad veg
Hebrew: כוס, כוס החורבות (צפוני)
Croatian: Sivi Ćuk, Sivi ćuk (europski)
Hungarian: Kuvik, Kuvik [noctua csoport]
Armenian: Տնային Բվիկ, Տնային բվիկ (Փոքր)
Icelandic: Kattugla, Kattugla [noctua hópur]
Italian: Civetta [gruppo noctua], Civetta comune
Japanese (romaji): kokimmefukurou, kokinmefukurou (noctua guru-pu)
Japanese: コキンメフクロウ, コキンメフクロウ (noctua グループ), コキンメフクロウ（noctua グループ）
Georgian: ჭოტი
Kazakh: Байғыз
Korean: 금눈쇠올빼미, 금눈쇠올빼미 (noctua group)
Cornish: Corula
Scientific: Athene noctua, Athene noctua [noctua Group], Athene noctua [noctua], Athene noctua noctua, Strix noctua
Lithuanian: peledike, Pelėdikė [noctua grupė]
Latvian: majas apogs, Mājas apogs (noctua gr.)
Macedonian: Кукумјавка
Mongolian: Хотны бүгээхэй
Malay: Burung Hantu Kuang Kuit
Maltese: Kokka tat-Tikki
Dutch: Steenuil, Steenuil (noctua groep)
Norwegian: Kirkeugle, kirkeugle (noctua gr.)
Polish: pójdźka (gr. noctua), pójdźka [gr. noctua], pójdzka zwyczajna, pójdźka zwyczajna
Portuguese: Mocho-galego
Portuguese (Portugal): Mocho-galego [grupo noctua]
Romansh: Tschuetta da la mort
Romanian: cucuveaua
Russian: додовый сыч, Домовый сыч [группа noctua]
Sardinian: Puzone de s'istria
Scots: Comhachag bheag
Northern Sami: Minervaskuolfi
Slovak: kuvik obyčajný, kuvik obyčajný (skup.), kuvik placlivý
Slovenian: čuk, Čuk [noctua]
Albanian: Kukuvajka
Serbian: ćuk obični, Kukumavka [noctua grupa]
Swedish: Minervauggla, minervauggla [gruppen noctua], minervauggla [noctua Group]
Turkmen: kukumav
Turkish: Kukumav, Kukumav [noctua Grubu]
Tuvinian: Ыйбааңгы үгү
Ukrainian: Сич хатній [група noctua], Хатній сич
Chinese: 纵纹腹小鸮 , 纵纹腹小鸮（欧亚）
Chinese (Traditional): 縱紋腹小鴞(noctua群), 縱紋腹小鴞(歐亞)