Sunda owlet

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Sunda owlet
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Taenioptynx
Species:
T. sylvaticus
Binomial name
Taenioptynx sylvaticus
(Bonaparte, 1850)
Synonyms

Taenioptynx sylvaticum

The Sunda owlet (Taenioptynx sylvaticus) is a small owl from 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.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2020). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  2. ^ 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.

Further reading[]

  • Duncan, James R. (2003) Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books
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