West Solomons Owl
Athene jacquinotiBonaparte, CLJL, 1850
English (US) West Solomons Owl
The West Solomons Owl (Athene jacquinoti) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Athene jacquinoti
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- West Solomons Owl
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Athene jacquinoti eichhorni
- Athene jacquinoti mono
- Athene jacquinoti jacquinoti
- Athene jacquinoti floridae
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Bonaparte, CLJL, 1850
- Type locality
- Oceania = St. George (San Jorge), Solomon Islands, ex Hombron and Jacquinot, Voy. Pole Sud., Zool., 3, 1853, p. 51.
- Original description
- Conspectus generum avium 1 p.42
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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