Crested Owl
Lophostrix cristata(Daudin, FM, 1800)
English (US) Crested Owl
The Crested Owl (Lophostrix cristata) 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
- Lophostrix cristata
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Crested Owl
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Lophostrix cristata stricklandi
- Lophostrix cristata wedeli
- Lophostrix cristata cristata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix cristata
- Described by
- (Daudin, FM, 1800)
- Type locality
- Guiana.
- Original description
- Traité élémentaire et complet d'ornithologie 2 p.207
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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