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Strigidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Strigiformes
family
Strigidae

Name

Synonyms
Asio pygmaeus Serebrovs'kyj, 1941
Otus henrici (Milne-Edwards, 1892)
Selenornis henrici (Milne-Edwards, 1892)
Homonyms
Strigidae
Common names
Baykuşgiller in Turkish
Bundi in Swahili
Burung Hantu Sejati in Indonesian
Búhos y tecolotes in Spanish
Corujas típicas in Portuguese
Egentlige ugler in Danish
Eigentliche Eulen in German
Estrígid in Catalan–Valencian
Hiboux et chouettes in French
Kadüülen in language.
Kaklased in Estonian
Owls in English
Owls in English
Owls in English
Owls in English
Owls in English
Owls in English
Patuo in Akan
Pelėdiniai in Lithuanian
Puszczykowate in Polish
Skuolffit in Northern Sami
Strigedoj in Esperanto
Strigidi in Italian
Tikrosios pelėdos in Lithuanian
True Owl in English
True Owl in English
True Owls in English
Typical Owls in English
Typical Owls in English
Typical Owls in English
Typical Owls in English
Typical Owls in English
Ugler in Danish
Ugler in Danish
Ulefûgels in Western Frisian
baglyok in Hungarian
bagolyfélék in Hungarian
marubisi in Tswana
owls in English
puštíkovití in Czech
pöllöt in Finnish
pöllöt in Finnish
sove in Slovenian
sovovité in Slovak
strigidés in French
strigidés in French
strigidés in French
true owl in English
typical owls in English
ugglor in Swedish

Bibliographic References

  1. (2024) Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand (Sixth edition)
  2. (2024) Checklist of the Birds of New Zealand (Sixth edition)
  3. AviList Core Team (2025) AviList: The Global Avian Checklist, v2025
  4. Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
  5. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  6. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  7. Bock (1994) History and nomenclature of avian family-group names
  8. Dickinson, Edward C., ed., 2003: null. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, 3rd edition. 1039.
  9. Murariu (2010) Systematic list of the Romanian vertebrate fauna.
  10. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  11. Taxonomikommittén, BirdLife Sverige (2025) Familjelistan. Officiella svenska namn på alla världens fågelfamiljer och högre systematiska grupper, version 22. 5 juni 2025.
  12. Wikispecies (2026) Wikispecies
  13. [Leach] (1819) Eleventh Room, in Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum
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