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Northern White-faced Owl

Ptilopsis leucotis (Temminck, CJ 1820)

The northern white-faced owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The southern white-faced owl was formerly included in this species and the two were known as the white-faced scops-owl. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Ptilopsis
Scientific:
  Ptilopsis leucotis

Original description

Citation:
  (Temminck, CJ 1820)

Reference:
   Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois. livr.3 pl.16

Protonym:
  Strix leucotis

Type locality:
  Senegal.

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E561A180ED8942F7

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E561A180

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E561A180

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 686681

Geographic range:

  • Ptilopsis leucotis: Senegambia to Somalia, northern Democratic Republic of the Congo, northern Uganda, and central Kenya
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Northern White-faced Owl
Catalan:
Xot carablanc septentrional
Czech:
výreček bělolící
Danish:
Hvidmasket Dværghornugle
German:
Nordbüscheleule
Spanish:
Autillo Cariblanco Norteño
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo Cariblanco Norteño
Finnish:
valkonaamapöllönen
French:
Petit-duc à face blanche
Croatian:
bjelolici ćuk
Hungarian:
pamatos füleskuvik
Icelandic:
Skellugla
Italian:
Assiolo facciabianca settentrionale
Japanese (romaji):
afurikaookonohazuku
Japanese:
アフリカオオコノハズク
Lithuanian:
Šiaurinis baltaveidis apuokėlis
Dutch:
Noordelijke Witwangdwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kvitfjesugle
Norwegian:
Hvitfjesugle
Polish:
szlarogłówka północna
Portuguese:
mocho-de-face-branca
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-de-faces-brancas-setentrional
Russian:
Северная белолицая совка
Slovak:
myšiarka bielolíca
Serbian:
Severna belolika sova
Swedish:
nordlig gråuggla
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка сіра
Chinese:
白脸角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
北方白臉角鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petit-duc à face blanche ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2024:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
eBird version 2024:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2:
Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilopsis leucotis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Ptilopsis leucotis [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Ptilopsis [leucotis or granti] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Noordelike witwanguil, Witwanguil
Bulgarian: Белолик чухъл
Catalan: Xot carablanc septentrional
Czech: výreček bělolící
Welsh: Tylluan sgops wynebwen
Danish: Hvidmasket Dværghornugle
German: Büscheleule, Nordbüscheleule
English: Northern White-faced Owl, Southern White-faced Scops-Owl, Whitefaced Owl, White-faced Owl, White-faced Scops Owl, White-faced Scops-Owl
English, HBW: Northern White-faced Owl
English (IOC): Northern White-faced Owl
English (Kenya): Northern White-faced Scops Owl
English (United States): Northern White-faced Owl
Esperanto: Blankvizaĝa strigo
Spanish: Autillo Cariblanco Norteño, Autillo de Cara Blanca Sureño
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Cariblanco Norteño
Spanish (HBW): Northern White-faced Owl
Estonian: savannipäll
Finnish: Valkonaamapöllönen
French: Hibou à face blanche, Petit-duc à face blanche, Petit-duc à face blanche de Grant, Petit-duc à face blanche de Temminck
Frisian: Wytwangûle
Irish: Ulchabhán aghaidh-bhán
Galician: Moucho de cara branca
Croatian: bjelolici ćuk
Hungarian: pamatos füleskuvik
Icelandic: Skellugla
Italian: Assiolo facciabianca, Assiolo facciabianca settentrionale
Japanese (romaji): afurikaookonohazuku
Japanese: アフリカオオコノハズク
Scientific: Otus leucotis, Otus leucotis granti, Pisorhina leucotis granti, Ptilopsis granti, Ptilopsis leucotis, Ptilopsis leucotis leucotis, Strix leucotis
Lithuanian: Šiaurinis baltaveidis apuokėlis
Dutch: Noordelijke Witwangdwergooruil, Witwangdwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kvitfjesugle
Norwegian: Hvitfjesugle
Polish: syczek bialolicy, syczek białolicy, szlarogłówka północna
Portuguese: Mocho de faces brancas, Mocho-de-face-branca, Mocho-de-faces-brancas
Portuguese (Portugal): Mocho-de-face-branca, mocho-de-faces-brancas-setentrional
Rhaeto-Romance: Piv nanin da la fatscha alva
Romanian: Ciuş cu fată albă
Russian: Белолицая совка, Северная белолицая совка, Сова северная белолицая
Slovak: myšiarka bielolíca
Serbian: Beloliki ćuk, Severna belolika sova
Swedish: nordlig gråuggla, Nordlig vitkindad dvärguv
Swahili: Mtiti Uso-mweupe
Turkish: Akça Puhucuk, Beyaz yüzlü cüce baykuş
Ukrainian: Сплюшка сіра
Chinese: 白脸角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 北方白臉角鴞

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