Omani Owl
Strix butleri(Hume, AO, 1878)
English (US) Omani Owl
The Omani Owl (Strix butleri) 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.
Range: distribution poorly known; documented from northeastern United Arab Emirates, northern Oman, northeastern Iran, and southwestern PakistanRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Strix butleri
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Omani Owl
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1878)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Asio butleri
- Described by
- (Hume, AO, 1878)
- Type locality
- Omara [or Ormara], Mekran Coast, southern Baluchistan.
- Original description
- Stray Feathers 7 p.316
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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