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Bermuda Saw-whet Owl

Aegolius gradyi Olson, SL 2012

The Bermuda saw-whet owl was a species of owl that was endemic to Bermuda. It was described from fossil records and explorer accounts of the bird in the 17th century. The cause of its extinction is unknown, but it may have been related to the decline of cedar and palmetto trees, or the arrival of non-native predators and competitors after human colonization. First described in 2012, it was declared extinct in 2014. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Aegolius
Scientific:
  Aegolius gradyi


Original description

Citation:
  Olson, SL 2012

Reference:
   Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 125, no.2 p.98

Protonym:
  Aegolius gradyi

Link:
  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280989164


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E553A88ED2A420F8

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E553A88E

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E553A88E


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063260


EXTINCT

Geographic range:

  • Aegolius gradyi: formerly Bermuda; extinct
English:
Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
Catalan:
Mussol de les Bermudes
Czech:
sýc bermudský
Danish:
Bermuda-perleugle
German:
Bermudakauz
Spanish:
Mochuelo de Las Bermudas
Spanish (Spain):
Mochuelo de las Bermudas
Finnish:
bermudanhelmipöllö
French:
Nyctale des Bermudes
Croatian:
bermudski ćuk
Japanese:
バミューダキンメフクロウ
Dutch:
Bermudazaaguil
Norwegian:
Bermudaugle
Polish:
włochatka bermudzka
Portuguese:
mocho-das-bermudas
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-serrador-das-bermudas
Slovak:
pôtik bermudský
Serbian:
Bermudska gaćasta kukumavka (izumrla)
Swedish:
bermudapärluggla
Ukrainian:
сич бермудський
Chinese:
百慕大棕榈鬼鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
百慕達棕櫚鬼鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
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Taxonomic status:

Species status: fossil species (extinct)

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Catalan: Mussol de les Bermudes
Czech: sýc bermudský
Danish: Bermuda-perleugle
German: Bermudakauz
English: Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
English, HBW: Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
English (IOC): Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
English (United States): Bermuda Saw-whet Owl
Spanish: Mochuelo de Las Bermudas
Spanish (Spain): Mochuelo de las Bermudas
Estonian: bermuda töbikakk
Finnish: bermudanhelmipöllö
French: Nyctale des Bermudes
Croatian: bermudski ćuk
Japanese: バミューダキンメフクロウ
Scientific: Aegolius gradyi
Dutch: Bermudazaaguil
Norwegian: Bermudaugle
Polish: włochatka bermudzka
Portuguese: mocho-das-bermudas
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-serrador-das-bermudas
Slovak: pôtik bermudský
Serbian: Bermudska gaćasta kukumavka (izumrla)
Swedish: bermudapärluggla
Turkish: Bermuda paçalı baykuşu
Ukrainian: сич бермудський
Chinese: 百慕大棕榈鬼鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 百慕達棕櫚鬼鴞

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