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
Citation:
(Temminck, CJ 1820)
Reference:
Nouv. Recueil Pl. Color. Ois.
livr.3 pl.16
Protonym:
Strix leucotis
Type locality:
Senegal.
Avibase ID:
E561A180ED8942F7
Avibase ID:
avibase-E561A180
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E561A180
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686681
Geographic range:
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] |
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 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] |
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] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Northern White-faced Owl ( Ptilopsis leucotis) [version 1] |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): 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
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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