Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Athene noctua [noctua]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: البومة الصغيرة
Azerbaijani: Dam bayquşu
Belarusian: Сыч-сіпель
Bulgarian: Домашна кукумявка
Breton: Ar gaouenn bihan
Catalan: Mussol comú
Catalan (Balears): Miula
Catalan, Valencian: Xot
Czech: sýček obecný
Chuvash: Кил-çурт тăмани
Welsh: Tylluan fach
Danish: Kirkeugle, Kvikeugle, Steenugle
German: Steinkauz-noctua
Greek: Κουκουβάγια
Emiliano-romagnolo: Chiù
English: Central European Little Owl, Central European Little Owl (nominate), Little owl, Little Owl (Central European), Little Owl (noctua)
English (United Kingdom): Little Owl
Esperanto: noktuo
Spanish: Mochuelo europeo
Spanish (Spain): Cu-cu, Mochuelo
Estonian: Kivikakk
Basque: Mozoloa
Finnish: minervanpöllö
French: Chevêche d'Athéna (noctua), Chevêche d'Athéna (nominal), Chevêche d'Athéna (nominale), Chevêche d'Athéna (race nominale)
French (France): Chouette chevêche
Frisian: stienûltsje
Irish: Ulchabhán Beag
Gaelic: Comhachag Bheag
Galician: Moucho
Manx: Hullad veg
Hebrew: כוס
Croatian: Sivi Ćuk
Hungarian: Kuvik
Armenian: Տնային Բվիկ
Icelandic: Kattugla
Italian: Civetta, Civetta comune
Japanese (romaji): kokimmefukurou
Japanese: コキンメフクロウ
Georgian: ჭოტი
Kazakh: Байғыз
Korean: 금눈쇠올빼미
Cornish: Corula
Scientific: Athene major, Athene noctua, Athene noctua noctua, Athene passerina leucophrys, Athene passerina vulgaris, Strix noctua
Lithuanian: peledike
Latvian: majas apogs
Macedonian: Кукумјавка
Mongolian: Хотны бүгээхэй
Malay: Burung Hantu Kuang Kuit
Maltese: Kokka tat-Tikki
Dutch: Steenuil
Norwegian: Kirkeugle
Polish: pójdzka zwyczajna
Portuguese: Mocho-galego
Portuguese (Portugal): Môcho
Rhaeto-Romance: Tschuetta da la mort
Romanian: cucuveaua
Romance (Other): Tschuetta da la mort
Russian: Sirinn Domovoï, додовый сыч
Sardinian: Puzone de s'istria
Sicilian: Cucca
Northern Sami: Minervaskuolfi
Slovak: kuvik obyčajný
Slovenian: čuk
Albanian: Kukuvajka
Serbian: ćuk obični
Swedish: Minervauggla
Turkmen: kukumav
Turkish: Kukumav
Tuvinian: Ыйбааңгы үгү
Ukrainian: Хатній сич
Chinese: 纵纹腹小鸮