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Athene  F. Boie, 1822
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177945

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Speotyto Gloger, 1841
  
    Heteroglaux Hume, 1873
  
  Common Name(s): Burrowing Owls [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 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  
                               SubfamilySurniinae   
                                  GenusAthene F. Boie, 1822 – Burrowing Owls  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Athene blewitti (Hume, 1873) – Forest Owlet, corujinha-da-floresta, Chevêche forestière, Mochuelo de Blewitt 
                                     Species Athene brama (Temminck, 1821) – mocho-de-brama, Chevêche brame, Mochuelo brahmán, Spotted Owlet 
                                     Species Athene cunicularia (Molina, 1782) – coruja-buraqueira, Mochuelo de madriguera, Tecolote llanero, Burrowing Owl, chevêche des terriers 
                                     Species Athene granti (Sharpe, 1888) – Guadalcanal Owl 
                                     Species Athene jacquinoti Bonaparte, 1850 – West Solomons Owl, Ninoxe de Jacquinot, Nínox de las Salomón occidentales 
                                     Species Athene malaitae (Mayr, 1931) – Malaita Owl 
                                     Species Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) – mocho-galego, Chevêche d'Athéna, Mochuelo europeo, Little Owl 
                                     Species Athene roseoaxillaris (E. J. O. Hartert, 1929) – Makira Owl 
                                     Species Athene superciliaris (Vieillot, 1817) – White-browed Owl, Chevêche à sourcils blancs, Mochuelo malgache 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Athene    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Athene    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (v 8.1), website (version 8.1), website (version 8.1)  
  Acquired: 2018   
  Notes: Gill, F., and D. Donsker, eds. 2018. IOC World Bird List (v 8.1). doi: 10.14344/IOC.ML.8.1. Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 22 January, 2018]   
  Reference for: Athene   
       
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 14.2), website (version 14.2)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2024. IOC World Bird List (v 14.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 16 October 2024]   
  Reference for: Athene   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Athene   
       
  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: Athene   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): American Ornithologists' Union  
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Check-list of North American Birds, 7th Edition   
  Page(s): liv + 829   
  Publisher: American Ornithologists' Union   
  Publication Place: Washington, DC, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 1-891276-00-X   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Athene   
       
  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   
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  Reference for: Athene   
       

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