Ashy-faced Owl
Tyto glaucops(Kaup, JJ, 1853)
English (US) Ashy-faced Owl
The Ashy-faced Owl (Tyto glaucops) 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 Tytonidae (Bay Owls and Barn Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Tyto glaucops
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy-faced Owl
- Described by
- (Kaup, JJ, 1853)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 3 subspecies for this species.
- Tyto glaucops glaucops
- Tyto glaucops nigrescens
- Tyto glaucops insularis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix glaucops
- Described by
- (Kaup, JJ, 1853)
- Type locality
- Jamaica, error = Hispaniola.
- Original description
- Contributions to ornithology 6 p.118
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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