Northern Hawk-Owl
Surnia ulula(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Northern Hawk-Owl
The Northern Hawk-Owl (Surnia ulula) 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
- Surnia ulula
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Northern Hawk-Owl
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Surnia ulula tianschanica
- Surnia ulula ulula
- Surnia ulula caparoch
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix Ulula
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Europe, restricted type locality Sweden, ex Fn. Suec.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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