Sandy Scops-Owl Otus icterorhynchus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Subspecies (2)
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 March 15, 2017
Text last updated March 15, 2017
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaneelskopsuil |
| Bulgarian | Пясъчен чухал |
| Catalan | xot becgroc |
| Croatian | kamerunski ćuk |
| Czech | výreček skořicový |
| Dutch | Zandbruine dwergooruil |
| English | Sandy Scops-Owl |
| English (AVI) | Sandy Scops Owl |
| English (UK) | Sandy Scops Owl |
| English (United States) | Sandy Scops-Owl |
| Estonian | kaneelpäll |
| Finnish | kanelipöllönen |
| French | Petit-duc à bec jaune |
| French (Canada) | Petit-duc à bec jaune |
| German | Gelbschnabel-Zwergohreule |
| Japanese | アカヒメコノハズク |
| Norwegian | epifyttugle |
| Polish | syczek cynamonowy |
| Russian | Желтоклювая сплюшка |
| Serbian | Žutokljuni ćuk |
| Slovak | výrik pieskový |
| Spanish | Autillo Piquigualdo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo piquigualdo |
| Swedish | västafrikansk dvärguv |
| Turkish | Sarı Gagalı İshakkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Сплюшка жовтодзьоба |
Otus icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873)
PROTONYM:
Scops icterorhynchus
Shelley, 1873. Ibis, p.138.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fanti, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- icterorhynchus
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
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Sandy Scops-Owl (Sandy) Otus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
Liberia, Ivory Coast, SE Guinea and Ghana.
Otus icterorhynchus icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873)
PROTONYM:
Scops icterorhynchus
Shelley, 1873. Ibis, p.138.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Fanti, Gold Coast.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- icterorhynchus
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)
EBIRD GROUP (MONOTYPIC)
Sandy Scops-Owl (Reddish) Otus icterorhynchus holerythrus Scientific name definitions
Distribution
S Cameroon, N Congo, Gabonandnbsp;and N and E DRCongo.
Otus icterorhynchus holerythrus (Sharpe, 1901)
PROTONYM:
Scops holerythra
Sharpe, 1901. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club 12, p.4.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Efulen, Cameroon.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- icterorhynchus
- holerythrus
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 Sandy Scops-Owl
