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Desert Tawny Owl

Strix hadorami Kirwan, GM; Schweizer, M; Copete, JL 2015

The desert owl or desert tawny owl, formerly known as Hume's owl, is a species of owl. It is closely related to the more widespread tawny owl and to the range-restricted Omani owl. Source: Wikipedia

Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Strix
Scientific:
  Strix hadorami

Original description

Citation:
  Kirwan, GM; Schweizer, M; Copete, JL 2015

Reference:
   Zootaxa 3904 (1) 28–50

Protonym:
  Strix hadorami

Link:
  https://mapress.com/zootaxa/2015/f/z03904p050f.pdf

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  F6F873494FC088BD

Avibase ID:
  avibase-F6F87349

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/F6F87349

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 1063253

Geographic range:

  • Strix hadorami: Deserts of Syria, Jordan, Arabia, Sinai Pen. and n Egypt
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Desert Tawny Owl
Catalan:
Gamarús del desert
Czech:
puštík pouštní
Danish:
Ørkennatugle
German:
Fahlkauz
Spanish:
Cárabo árabe
Spanish (Spain):
Cárabo Árabe
Finnish:
Aavikkopöllö
French:
Chouette de Hadoram
Croatian:
pustinjska sova
Hungarian:
Sivatagi bagoly
Icelandic:
Húmugla
Italian:
Allocco del deserto
Japanese (romaji):
usuiromorifukurou
Japanese:
ウスイロモリフクロウ
Lithuanian:
Uolinė pelėda
Dutch:
Palestijnse Bosuil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Klippeugle
Norwegian:
Klippeugle
Polish:
puszczyk pustynny
Portuguese:
Coruja-da-palestina
Portuguese (Portugal):
coruja-do-deserto
Russian:
Бледная неясыть
Slovak:
sova púšťová
Serbian:
Pustinjska šumska sova
Swedish:
västlig klippuggla
Ukrainian:
сова бліда
Chinese:
漠鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
阿曼林鴞

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2021:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2022:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2023:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
eBird version 2015:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2016:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2017:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2018:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2022:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
eBird version 2023:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Hume's Owl ( Strix butleri) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Desert Tawny Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Desert Owl ( Strix hadorami) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Strix [butleri or hadorami] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

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Afrikaans: Klipuil
Arabic: بومة سمراء صحراوية
Belarusian: Пустынная кугакаўка
Bulgarian: Пустинна улулица
Catalan: Gamarús del desert
Czech: puštík pouštní
Welsh: Tylluan frech y diffeithwch
Danish: Ørkennatugle
German: Fahlkauz
Greek: Βραχoχoυχoυριστής
English: Desert Owl, Desert Tawny Owl, Hume's Owl
English, HBW: Desert Tawny Owl
English (IOC): Desert Owl
English (United States): Desert Owl
Esperanto: Rokstrigo
Spanish: Cárabo árabe
Spanish (Spain): Cárabo Árabe
Spanish (HBW): Cárabo árabe
Estonian: Kõrbekakk
Basque: Urubi argi
Finnish: Aavikkopöllö
French: Chouette de Butler, Chouette de Hadoram, Chouette d'Hadoram
Frisian: Woastynûle
Irish: Ulchabhán fásaigh
Galician: Avelaiona palestina
Hebrew: לילית מדבר
Croatian: pustinjska sova
Hungarian: Sivatagi bagoly
Icelandic: Húmugla
Italian: Allocco del deserto
Japanese (romaji): usuiromorifukurou
Japanese: ウスイロモリフクロウ
Scientific: Asio butleri, Strix butleri, Strix hadorami
Lithuanian: Uolinė pelėda
Latvian: Tuksnešu pūce
Macedonian: Синајска шумска утка
Dutch: Palestijnse Bosuil, Palestijnse Bosuil (hadorami)
Norwegian Nynorsk: Klippeugle
Norwegian: Klippeugle
Polish: puszczyk pustynny
Portuguese: Coruja-da-palestina
Portuguese (Portugal): Coruja-da-palestina, coruja-do-deserto
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschuetta dal desert
Romanian: Huhurez de deşert
Russian: Бледная неясыть
Northern Sami: Bákteskuolfi
Slovak: sova púšťová, Sova svetlá
Slovenian: Puščavska sova
Serbian: Pustinjska šumska sova, Sinajska šumska sova
Swedish: klippuggla, västlig klippuggla
Turkish: Çöl Baykuşu
Ukrainian: сова бліда
Chinese: 漠鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 阿曼林鴞

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