Elf Owl Micrathene whitneyi Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (22)
- Subspecies (4)
Susanna G. Henry, Frederick R. Gehlbach, Donna Molfetto, and Phillip Howard
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | mussolet dels saguaros |
| Czech | kulíšek trpasličí |
| Dutch | Cactusuil |
| English | Elf Owl |
| English (United States) | Elf Owl |
| French | Chevêchette des saguaros |
| French (France) | Chevêchette des saguaros |
| German | Elfenkauz |
| Icelandic | Dvergugla |
| Japanese | サボテンフクロウ |
| Norwegian | alveugle |
| Polish | kaktusówka |
| Russian | Сычик-эльф |
| Serbian | Vilinska sovica |
| Slovak | sovička kaktusová |
| Slovenian | Palčuk |
| Spanish | Mochuelo de Los Saguaros |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Tecolote Enano |
| Spanish (Spain) | Mochuelo de los saguaros |
| Swedish | kaktusuggla |
| Turkish | Kaktüs Baykuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сичик-ельф мексиканський |
Micrathene whitneyi (Cooper, 1861)
PROTONYM:
Athene whitneyi
Cooper, 1861. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (1), 2, p.118.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fort Mojave, Arizona.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- MICRATHENE
- whitneyi
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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Distribution of the Elf Owl
