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Laughing Owl Ninox albifacies Scientific name definitions
- EX Extinct
- Names (19)
- Monotypic
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Czech | sovka bělolící |
| Dutch | Lachuil |
| English | Laughing Owl |
| English (United States) | Laughing Owl |
| French | Ninoxe rieuse |
| French (French Guiana) | Ninoxe rieuse |
| German | Lachkauz |
| Icelandic | Hraukugla |
| Japanese | ワライフクロウ |
| Norwegian | latterugle |
| Polish | sowica białolica |
| Russian | Хохочущая сова |
| Serbian | Sova smejačica (izumrla) |
| Slovak | sovka smejivá |
| Spanish | Nínox Reidor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Nínox reidor |
| Swedish | skrattuggla |
| Turkish | Gülen Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сова новозеландська |
Revision Notes
Nicholas D. Sly standardized the content with Clements taxonomy. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Leo Gilman copyedited the account.
Ninox albifacies ("Gray, GR", 1844)
PROTONYM:
Athene albifacies
"Gray, GR", 1844. Voy.ErebusTerror 1 Birds, p.2 pl.1.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Waikouaiti, South Island, New Zealand.
Definitions
- NINOX
- albifacies
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‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
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/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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