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Burrowing Owl (amaura)
Athene cunicularia amaura (Lawrence, GN 1878)
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Athene
Scientific:
Athene cunicularia amaura
Original description
Citation:
(Lawrence, GN 1878)
Reference:
Proc. U.S. Ntnl. Mus.
1, no.35 p.234
Protonym:
Speotyto amaura
Type locality:
Antigua, West Indies.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/148290#page/258/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
81D5A31483B01C33
Avibase ID:
avibase-81D5A314
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/81D5A314
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 687082
Geographic range:
- Athene cunicularia amaura: formerly Nevis and Antigua (West Indies); extinct
Source: Clements checklist
Burrowing Owl (amaura)
French:
Chevêche des terriers (amaura)
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Burrowing Owl (amaura) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Burrowing Owl (amaura) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Burrowing Owl (amaura) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): Burrowing Owl (amaura) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Burrowing owl (Antigua) ( Athene cunicularia amaura) |
| Avilist 2025: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2022: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2023: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2024: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2025: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Clements, version 2019: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.2: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 2] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Speotyto cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Speotyto cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Athene cunicularia amaura [version 1] |
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
English: Antigua Burrowing Owl, Burrowing Owl (amaura), Burrowing owl (Antigua)
Esperanto: Antikva kuniklostrigo
French: Chevêche des terriers (amaura)
Scientific: Athene cunicularia amaura, Athene cunicularia amaura †, Speotyto amaura, Speotyto cunicularia amaura
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