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Common Names
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Common Names in Czech:
Výrecek Irenín
Common Names in Danish:
Sokokedværghornugle
Common Names in Dutch:
Sokoke-Dwergooruil, Sokokedwergooruil
Common Names in English:
Morden's Owlet, Sokoke, Sokoke Scops Owl, Sokoke Scops-Owl
Common Names in Estonian:
Sokoke Päll
Common Names in Finnish:
Sokokenpöllönen
Common Names in French:
Petit-Duc D'irène, Petit-Duc De Sokoke
Common Names in German:
Sokokeeule
Common Names in Italian:
Assiolo Di Sokoke
Common Names in Japanese:
ãƒã‚¤ã‚¤ãƒã‚³ãƒŽãƒã‚ºã‚¯, Haiirokonohazuku
Common Names in Latin:
Otus irenae
Common Names in Norwegian:
Sokokeugle
Common Names in Polish:
Syczek Brunatny
Common Names in Spanish:
Autillo De Sokoke
Common Names in Swahili:
Mtiti Wa Sokoke
Description
Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: In Arabuko-Sokoke, it occurs solely in primary
Cynometra forest
(787 pairs in 99 km²), and at much lower densities in an additional 120 km² of secondary or more disturbed
Cynometra forest2,7. It roosts and forages
in the dense lower half of the Cynometra canopy
and possibly nests
in natural cavities in large or old Brachylaena trees6,7. In the East Usambaras, it occurs up to 400 m
2. It has a home range
of 12-14 ha 7,9.[1]
List of Habitats
:1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
()
- Goodrich, 1930
- Class:
Aves
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Birds
- Subclass:
Neornithes
()
- Gadow, 1893
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
()
- Superorder:
Strigimorphae
()
- Superorder:
Strigimorphae
(
- Infraclass:
Neoaves
(
- Subclass:
Neornithes
(
- Class:
Aves
(
- Superclass:
Tetrapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 28-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Otus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 249 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
O. albogularis macabrum · O. alfredi (Flores Scops-Owl) · O. alius (Nicobar Scops-Owl) · O. angelinae (Javan Scops-Owl) · O. asio · O. asio aikeni (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio asio (American Long-Eared Owl) · O. asio bendirei (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio brewsteri (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio cardonensis (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio cineraceus (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio floridanus (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio gilmani · O. asio hasbroucki (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio inyoensis (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio kennicotti (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio kennicottii · O. asio macfarlanei (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio maxwelliae (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio mccalli (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio mccallii · O. asio naevius (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio quercinus (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio sinaloensis · O. asio swenki (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio x · O. asio xantusi (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. asio yumanensis (Eastern Screech-Owl) · O. atricapillus · O. atricapillus argentinus · O. atricapillus atricapillus (Black-Capped Screech Owl) · O. atricapillus guatemalae · O. atricapillus hoyi · O. bakkamoena (Collared Scops-Owl) · O. bakkamoena bakkamoena (Collared Scops-Owl) · O. bakkamoena condorensis · O. bakkamoena deserticolor · O. bakkamoena erythrocampe · O. bakkamoena gangeticus · O. bakkamoena glabripes · O. bakkamoena kangeanus · O. bakkamoena lempiji · O. bakkamoena lettia · O. bakkamoena marathae · O. bakkamoena mentawi · O. bakkamoena plumipes · O. bakkamoena pryeri · O. bakkamoena semitorques · O. bakkamoena umbratilis · O. bakkamoena ussuriensis · O. balli (Andaman Scops-Owl) · O. barbarus · O. beccarii (Biak Island Scops Owl) · O. brachyotus · O. breviauris · O. brookii (Rajah's Scops Owl) · O. brookii brookii (Rajah's Scops Owl) · O. brookii solokensis · O. brucei (Striated Scops Owl) · O. brucei brucei (Striated Scops Owl) · O. brucei exiguus · O. brucei obsoletus · O. brucei semenowi · O. capensis · O. capnodes (Anjouan Scops-Owl) · O. choliba · O. choliba choliba (Tropical Screech Owl) · O. choliba crucigerus · O. choliba decussatus · O. choliba luctisonus · O. choliba margaritae · O. choliba uruguaiensis · O. choliba wetmorei · O. clarkii · O. collari (Sangihe Scops Owl) · O. colombianus (Colombian Screech-Owl) · O. cooperi (Pacific Screech-Owl) · O. cooperii (Pacific Screech Owl) · O. cooperi cooperi (Pacific Screech-Owl) · O. elegans (Elegant Scops-Owl) · O. elegans botelensis · O. elegans calayensis · O. elegans elegans (Elegant Scops Owl) · O. elegans interpositus · O. enganensis (Enggano Scops-Owl) · O. flammeolus (Flammulated Screech Owl) · O. flammeolus flammeolus (Flammulated Screech Owl) · O. flammeus · O. fuliginosus (Palawan Scops-Owl) · O. galapagoensis · O. giu · O. guatemalae · O. guatemalae guatemalae · O. guatemalae hastatus · O. guatemalae thompsoni · O. guatemalae vermiculatus · O. hartlaubi (São Tomé Scops-Owl) · O. hoyi · O. icterorhynchus (Cinnamon Scops Owl) · O. icterorhynchus holerythrus (Cameroon Scops-Owl)
More Info
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Further Reading
- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- BirdLife International 2006. Threatened Birds of the World 2006. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 04/05/2006.
- BirdLife International. 2000. Threatened Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, U.K.
- BirdLife International. 2004 Threatened Birds of the World 2004. CD-ROM. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
- Collar, N.J. and Andrew, P. 1988. Birds to Watch. The ICBP World Checklist of Threatened Birds. ICBP Technical Publication No. 8. Page Bros. (Norwich) Ltd, Norfolk, England.
- Collar, N.J., Crosby, M.J. and Stattersfield, A.J. 1994. Birds to Watch 2. The World List of Threatened Birds BirdLife International. Page Bros (Norwich) Ltd, U.K.
- IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1986. 1986 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.
Notes
Contributors
- BirdLife International 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- BirdLife International 2006. Otus ireneae. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 3, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3852513
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-202273
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 202273
- IUCN ID: 15684
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Species Identifier: B028
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 8485
Footnotes
- BirdLife International 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
