The African scops owl is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1837)
Reference:
Nat. Hist. Birds W. Afr.
1 p.127
Protonym:
Scops Senegalensis
Type locality:
Senegal; the type is from Gambia.
Link:
https://archive.org/details/birdswesternafr00jardgoog/page/n146/mode/2up
Avibase ID:
AE1306449B6781F7
Avibase ID:
avibase-AE130644
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/AE130644
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686649
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus] ( Otus senegalensis [senegalensis or nivosus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus] ( Otus senegalensis [senegalensis or nivosus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus] ( Otus senegalensis [senegalensis or nivosus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus] ( Otus senegalensis [senegalensis or nivosus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Scops-Owl [senegalensis or nivosus] ( Otus senegalensis [senegalensis or nivosus]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus senegalensis senegalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Otus [senegalensis or feae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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