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Stygian Owl (stygius)
Asio stygius stygius (Wagler, JG 1832)
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Asio
Scientific:
Asio stygius stygius
Original description
Citation:
(Wagler, JG 1832)
Reference:
Isis
25, heft 11 col.1221
Protonym:
Nyctalops stygius
Type locality:
Brazil or South Africa = Minas Geraes.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85170#page/657/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
3F6BE10ED5FE88E4
Avibase ID:
avibase-3F6BE10E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/3F6BE10E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687189
Geographic range:
- Asio stygius stygius: eastern Peru, Bolivia, and southward to Catamarca (northwestern Argentina), eastward to northeastern Argentina and to Rio Grande do Sul (southeastern Brazil)
Source: Clements checklist
Stygian Owl (stygius)
French:
Hibou maître-bois (stygius)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Stygian Owl (stygius) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Stygian Owl (stygius) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Stygian Owl (stygius) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Stygian Owl (stygius) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Stygian Owl (nominate) ( Asio stygius stygius) |
| Avilist 2025: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Asio stygius stygius [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
German: Styxeule
English: Stygian Owl, Stygian Owl (nominate), Stygian Owl (stygius)
Spanish: Lechuzón Siguapa
French: Hibou maître-bois, Hibou maître-bois (nominal), Hibou maître-bois (nominale), Hibou maître-bois (race nominale), Hibou maître-bois (stygius)
Italian: Gufo dello Stige
Scientific: Asio stygius stygius, Nyctalops stygius
Dutch: Grote Ransuil
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