Laughing Owl
Ninox albifacies(Gray, GR, 1844)
English (US) Laughing Owl
The Laughing Owl (Ninox albifacies) 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
- Ninox albifacies
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Extinct
- English (US)
- Laughing Owl
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Ninox albifacies rufifacies
- Ninox albifacies albifacies
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Athene albifacies
- Described by
- (Gray, GR, 1844)
- Type locality
- Waikouaiti, South Island, New Zealand.
- Original description
- The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, under the command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross, R.N., F.R.S., during the years 1839 to 1843 1 Birds p.2 pl.1
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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