Ashy-faced Owl [glaucops or cavatica]
Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica] (= Tyto glaucops glaucops) (Kaup, JJ 1853)
The ashy-faced owl is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Tytonidae
Genus:
Tyto
Scientific:
Tyto glaucops glaucops
Original description
Citation:
(Kaup, JJ 1853)
Reference:
Contrib. Orn. [Jardine]
no.6 p.118
Protonym:
Strix glaucops
Type locality:
Jamaica, error = Hispaniola.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209972#page/152/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F131C8307BB66C7A
Avibase ID:
avibase-F131C830
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F131C830
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555358
Ashy-faced Owl [glaucops or cavatica]
French:
Effraie d'Hispaniola [glaucops ou cavatica]
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ashy-faced Owl [glaucops or cavatica] ( Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Ashy-faced Owl [glaucops or cavatica] ( Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ashy-faced Owl ( Tyto glaucops) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition: Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Tyto glaucops glaucops [version 3] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Tyto alba glaucops [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Tyto alba glaucops [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: subspecies group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Tyto glaucops
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Òliba de la Hispaniola
Czech: sova šedolící
Danish: Hispaniolaslørugle
German: Hispaniolaschleiereule, Hispaniola-Schleiereule
English: Ashy-faced Barn Owl, Ashy-faced Barn-Owl, Ashy-faced Owl, Ashy-faced Owl [glaucops or cavatica]
English (IOC): Ashy-faced Owl
Esperanto: Cendrovizaĝa turstrigo
Spanish: Lechuza Cara Ceniza, Lechuza de Campanario Cenicienta, Lechuza de la Española
Spanish (Dominican Rep.): Lechuza Cara Ceniza
Spanish (Spain): Lechuza de La Española
Spanish (HBW): Ashy-faced Owl
Estonian: kariibi loorkakk
Finnish: haitintornipöllö, hispaniolantornipöllö
French: Effraie d'Hispaniola, Effraie d'Hispaniola (glaucops), Effraie d'Hispaniola (nominal), Effraie d'Hispaniola (nominale), Effraie d'Hispaniola (race nominale), Effraie d'Hispaniola [glaucops ou cavatica]
Croatian: antilska kukuvija
Haitian Creole: Frize
Hungarian: hispaniolai gyöngybagoly
Italian: Barbagianni cenerino, Barbagianni facciagrigia
Japanese (romaji): hisupanioramenfukurou
Japanese: イスパニオラメンフクロウ, ヒスパニオラメンフクロウ
Scientific: Str[ix] glaucops, Strix glaucops, Tyto alba glaucops, Tyto glaucops, Tyto glaucops [glaucops or cavatica], Tyto glaucops glaucops
Lithuanian: pilkaskruostė liepsnotoji pelėda, Pilkaskruostė liepsnuotoji pelėda
Dutch: Hispaniolakerkuil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Hispaniolaslørugle
Norwegian: Hispaniolaslørugle
Polish: plomykówka szarolica, Płomykówka szarolica
Russian: Пепельнолицая сипуха
Slovak: plamienka sivolíca
Serbian: Kukuvija pepeljastog lica
Swedish: Hispaniolatornuggla
Turkish: Hispaniola Peçeli Baykuşu
Ukrainian: Сипуха гаїтійська
Chinese: 灰面鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 灰臉倉鴞
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