Little Owl
Athene noctua(Scopoli, GA, 1769)
English (US) Little Owl
The Little Owl (Athene noctua) 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 noctua
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Little Owl
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1769)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 13 subspecies for this species.
- Athene noctua vidalii
- Athene noctua noctua
- Athene noctua indigena
- Athene noctua lilith
- Athene noctua bactriana
- Athene noctua orientalis
- Athene noctua ludlowi
- Athene noctua impasta
- Athene noctua plumipes
- Athene noctua glaux
- Athene noctua saharae
- Athene noctua spilogastra
- Athene noctua somaliensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix noctua
- Described by
- (Scopoli, GA, 1769)
- Type locality
- Carniolia, i.e. Krain.
- Original description
- Annus I Historico-naturalis. Descriptiones avium musei proprii earumque rariorum, quas vidit in vivario Augustiss. Imperatorus, et museo excell. Comitis Francisci Annib. Turriani p.22
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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