Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Kleine Zwarte Kerkuil |
| English | Sooty Owl |
| English (United States) | Sooty Owl |
| French | Effraie ombrée |
| French (French Guiana) | Effraie ombrée |
| German | Rußeule |
| Indonesian | Serak hitam |
| Japanese | ススイロメンフクロウ |
| Norwegian | sotslørugle |
| Polish | płomykówka przydymiona |
| Russian | Чёрная сипуха |
| Serbian | Čađava kukuvija |
| Slovak | plamienka sadzová |
| Spanish | Lechuza Tenebrosa |
| Spanish (Spain) | Lechuza tenebrosa |
| Swedish | större/mindre sottornuggla |
| Turkish | Gri Peçeli Baykuş |
| Ukrainian | Сипуха темно-бура |
Revision Notes
Jimmy Dhillon revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure section. Claire Walter copy edited the account, and Tammy Zhang curated the media.
Tyto tenebricosa (Gould, 1845)
Definitions
- TYTO
- tenebricosa / tenebricosus
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Birds of the World
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Version 2.0
- Full Revision
- December 23, 2022
- Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
Authors
Jimmy Dhillon, Murray D. Bruce, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
Jimmy Dhillon and Peter Pyle
Recommended Citation
Dhillon, J., M.D. Bruce, J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2022). Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), version 2.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sooowl1.02
Revision Notes
Jimmy Dhillon revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure section. Claire Walter copy edited the account, and Tammy Zhang curated the media.
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Sooty Owl Tyto tenebricosa
Authors
Murray D. Bruce, Jeffrey S. Marks, and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Bruce, M.D., J. S. Marks, and G. M. Kirwan (2020). Sooty Owl (Tyto tenebricosa), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sooowl1.01
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- November 20, 2015
- Lesser Sooty-owl Tyto multipunctata
Authors
Murray D. Bruce, Guy M. Kirwan, and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Guy M. Kirwan and Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Bruce, M.D., G. M. Kirwan, and J. S. Marks (2015). Lesser Sooty-owl (Tyto multipunctata). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Last Published Version
- November 19, 2015
- Greater Sooty-owl Tyto tenebricosa
Authors
Murray D. Bruce and Jeffrey S. Marks
Revisors
Jeffrey S. Marks
Recommended Citation
Bruce, M.D. and J. S. Marks (2015). Greater Sooty-owl (Tyto tenebricosa). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.