Eastern Grass Owl
Tyto longimembris(Jerdon, TC, 1839)
English (US) Eastern Grass Owl
The Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris) 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 longimembris
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Eastern Grass Owl
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1839)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 5 subspecies for this species.
- Tyto longimembris longimembris
- Tyto longimembris chinensis
- Tyto longimembris pithecops
- Tyto longimembris amauronota
- Tyto longimembris papuensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Strix longimembris
- Described by
- (Jerdon, TC, 1839)
- Type locality
- Neilgherries, near Coonoor, India.
- Original description
- Madras Journal of Literature and Science 10, no.24 p.86
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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