| Sunda owlet | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Taenioptynx |
| Species: | T. sylvaticus
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| Binomial name | |
| Taenioptynx sylvaticus (Bonaparte, 1850)
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| Synonyms | |
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Taenioptynx sylvaticum | |
The Sunda owlet (Taenioptynx sylvaticus) is a small owl from Borneo and Sumatra.
This species was formerly treated as a subspecies of the collared owlet (Taenioptynx brodiei). It was promoted to a separate species based largely on the basis of a difference in vocalisation.[2][3]
There are two subspecies:[4]
- T. s. sylvaticus (Bonaparte, 1850) - montane Sumatra
- T. s. borneensis (Sharpe, 1893) - montane Borneo
References
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Gwee, C.Y.; Eaton, J.A.; Ng, E.Y.X.; Rheindt, F.E. (2019). "Species delimitation within the Glaucidium brodiei owlet complex using bioacoustic tools". Avian Research. 10 (36). doi:10.1186/s40657-019-0175-4.
- ^ "Owls – IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
Further reading
- Duncan, James R. (2003) Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books
This page was last edited on 18 September 2023, at 17:26