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Gymnasio nudipes  (Daudin, 1800)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1063586

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Otus nudipes (Daudin, 1800)
  
    Megascops nudipes (Daudin, 1800)
  
    Strix nudipes Daudin, 1800
  
    Gymnoglaux nudipes (Daudin, 1800)
  
  Common Name(s): corujinha-porto-riquenha [Portuguese]
  
    Puerto Rican Owl [English]
  
    Petit-duc de Porto Rico [French]
  
    Autillo puertorriqueño [Spanish]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderStrigiformes  – Owls, chouettes, engoulevents, hiboux, Goatsuckers  
                            FamilyStrigidae  – Typical Owls, strigidés, Owls  
                               SubfamilyStriginae   
                                  GenusGymnasio Bonaparte, 1854  
                                     SpeciesGymnasio nudipes (Daudin, 1800) – corujinha-porto-riquenha, Puerto Rican Owl, Petit-duc de Porto Rico, Autillo puertorriqueño  
    Direct Children:  
                                        SubspeciesGymnasio nudipes newtoni (Lawrence, 1860)  
                                        SubspeciesGymnasio nudipes nudipes (Daudin, 1800)  
       

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  Source: eBird/Clements Checklist (2021), database (version 2021)  
  Acquired: 2021   
  Notes: Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/   
  Reference for: Gymnasio nudipes   
       
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Gymnasio nudipes, Puerto Rican Owl [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Olson, Storrs L., and William Suárez   
  Publication Date: 2008   
  Article/Chapter Title: A new generic name for the Cuban Bare-legged Owl Gymnoglaux lawrencii, Sclater and Salvin   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Zootaxa, vol. 1960   
  Page(s): 67-68   
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  ISBN/ISSN: 1175-5334   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/list/2008/zt01960.html   
  Reference for: Gymnasio nudipes   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Caribbean  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Caribbean Territories, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Change English name from Puerto Rican Screech Owl to Puerto Rican Owl (IOC List v14.2)  
 

 

    


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