Taxonomy Profile: Otus madagascariensis (A Grandidier 1867)

Otus madagascariensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Scops madagascariensis
A Grandidier 1867
Common Name(s):
Torotoroka Scops Owl []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Otus madagascariensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Strigiformes
Owls |
Goatsuckers |
chouettes |
engoulevents |
hiboux |
Family : Strigidae
Typical Owls |
strigidés |
Owls |
Subfamily : Striginae
Genus : Otus
Scops-Owls |
Species : Otus madagascariensis
Torotoroka Scops Owl |
Otus madagascariensis Direct Children(s):
Otus madagascariensis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
IOC World Bird List (v 8.1), website (version 8.1)
Acquired:
2018-01-22
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:
Otus madagascariensis
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2017.06.15
Acquired:
2017-06-15
Notes:
"Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net
Reference for:
Otus madagascariensis
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Gill, Frank, and Minturn Wright
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2006-01-01 / 2006-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Page(s):
ix + 259
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Publication Place:
Princeton, New Jersey, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-691-12827-8/
Notes:
Includes a CD-ROM with the full dataset
Reference for:
Otus madagascariensis
Otus madagascariensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Africa
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Otus madagascariensis: Comments
Comment:
Otus madagascariensis (A. Grandidier, 1867) (TSN 686657) is a junior secondary homonym of Otus madagascariensis A. Smith, 1834 (now recognized in the genus Asio). As they are not congeneric there is no need to reject or replace the junior name