Elf Owl
Micrathene whitneyi(Cooper, JG, 1861)
English (US) Elf Owl
The Elf Owl (Micrathene whitneyi) 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
- Micrathene whitneyi
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Elf Owl
- Described by
- (Cooper, JG, 1861)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Micrathene whitneyi whitneyi
- Micrathene whitneyi idonea
- Micrathene whitneyi sanfordi
- Micrathene whitneyi graysoni
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Athene whitneyi
- Described by
- (Cooper, JG, 1861)
- Type locality
- Fort Mojave, Arizona.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (1), 2 p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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