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Asio  Brisson, 1760
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177931

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Pseudoscops Kaup, 1848
  
    Nesasio J. L. Peters, 1937
  
  Common Name(s): Eared Owls [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 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   
                                  GenusAsio Brisson, 1760 – Eared Owls  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Asio abyssinicus (Guérin-Méneville, 1843) – Hibou d'Abyssinie, Búho abisinio, African Long-eared Owl, Abyssinian Owl, bufo-abissínio 
                                     Species Asio capensis (A. Smith, 1834) – coruja-moura, Hibou du Cap, Búho moro, Marsh Owl, coruja-dos-pântanos 
                                     Species Asio clamator (Vieillot, 1808) – bufo-gritador, Striped Owl, coruja-orelhuda, Hibou strié, Búho gritón 
                                     Species Asio flammeus (Pontoppidan, 1763) – mocho-dos-banhados, coruja-do-nabal, Búho campestre, Búho cuerno corto, Short-eared Owl, hibou des marais 
                                     Species Asio grammicus (Gosse, 1847) – Jamaican Owl, Hibou de Jamaïque, bufo-jamaicano, coruja-jamaicana, Búho jamaicano 
                                     Species Asio madagascariensis (A. Smith, 1834) – Hibou malgache, Búho malgache, Madagascar Owl, bufo-malgaxe 
                                     Species Asio otus (Linnaeus, 1758) – bufo-pequeno, Búho chico, Búho cara café, Long-eared Owl, hibou moyen-duc 
                                     Species Asio solomonensis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1901) – Fearful Owl, Hibou redoutable, Búho de las Salomón, bufo-das-salomão 
                                     Species Asio stygius (Wagler, 1832) – mocho-diabo, Hibou maître-bois, Búho negruzco, Búho cara oscura, Stygian Owl, bufo-sombrio 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Asio    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Asio    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  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: Asio   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Asio   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.08.07, website (version 07-Aug-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Asio   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Asio   
       

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