Mottled Wood-Owl Strix ocellata Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Subspecies (3)
Denver W. Holt, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, Kristin L. Wood, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated October 11, 2018
Text last updated October 11, 2018
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Indiese Bosuil |
| Bangla (India) | বন পেঁচা |
| Bulgarian | Индийска улулица |
| Catalan | gamarús ocel·lat |
| Croatian | indijska sova |
| Czech | puštík indický |
| Dutch | Indische bosuil |
| English | Mottled Wood-Owl |
| English (AVI) | Mottled Wood Owl |
| English (Hong Kong SAR China) | Mottled Wood Owl |
| English (United States) | Mottled Wood-Owl |
| Estonian | salukakk |
| Finnish | intianpöllö |
| French | Chouette ocellée |
| French (Canada) | Chouette ocellée |
| German | Mangokauz |
| Gujarati | વન ઘુવડ |
| Japanese | インドモリフクロウ |
| Kannada | ಚುಕ್ಕೆ ಗೂಬೆ |
| Malayalam | കാലങ്കോഴി |
| Marathi | चट्टेरी वन घुबड |
| Nepali (Nepal) | छिर्के उलूक |
| Norwegian | hinduugle |
| Polish | puszczyk falisty |
| Punjabi (India) | ਘੋਨਾ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਉੱਲੂ |
| Russian | Манговая неясыть |
| Serbian | Mramorasta šumska sova |
| Slovak | sova hájová |
| Spanish | Cárabo Ocelado |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cárabo ocelado |
| Swedish | vattrad skogsuggla |
| Telugu | మచ్చల అడవి గుడ్లగుబ్బ |
| Turkish | Yazılı Gri Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сова мангрова |
Strix ocellata (Lesson, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Syrnium ocellatum
Lesson, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.289.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Pondicherry.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- STRIX
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
Originally Appeared in
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Introduction
Subspecies
SUBSPECIES
Strix ocellata grisescens Scientific name definitions
Strix ocellata grisescens Koelz, 1950
PROTONYM:
Strix ocellata grisescens
Koelz, 1950. American Museum Novitates no.1452, p.1-10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Nichlaul, northeast of Gorakhpur, United Provinces, India
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- STRIX
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
- grisescens
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Strix ocellata grandis Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Gujarat (Saurashtra Peninsula), in W India.
Strix ocellata grandis Koelz, 1950
PROTONYM:
Strix ocellata grandis
Koelz, 1950. American Museum Novitates no.1452, p.1-10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Sasan, Junagadh, Kathiawar, India
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- STRIX
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
- grandis
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
SUBSPECIES
Strix ocellata ocellata Scientific name definitions
Distribution
peninsular India; single record from W Myanmar considered dubious (2).
Strix ocellata ocellata (Lesson, 1839)
PROTONYM:
Syrnium ocellatum
Lesson, 1839. Revue Zoologique, par la Société Cuvierienne 2, p.289.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Pondicherry.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- STRIX
- ocellata / ocellatum / ocellatus
The Key to Scientific Names
Legend Overview
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)
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Mottled Wood-Owl
