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Aegolius
Sign in to saveAegolius is a genus of small true owls. The genus name is from Latin, aegolius, is a type of screech owl that was thought to be a bird of ill omen.
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Aegolius is a genus of true owls within the family Strigidae. It belongs to the order Strigiformes, class Aves, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus was described by Keyserling & Blasius in 1840 and holds an accepted taxonomic status.
Specimen records for this genus are held by institutions including CM, USNM, BSNS, DMNH, and UCLA. These records originate from the United States, Bermuda, and Costa Rica. The taxon has 451952 occurrence records and is referenced by 70 other encyclopedia articles.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderStrigiformes
- FamilyStrigidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 10
- Family
- Strigidae
- Collections
- CM, USNM, BSNS, DMNH, UCLA, KU
- Recorded in
- United States, Bermuda, Costa Rica
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- Taxonomy
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- Description
- Distribution
- Mating system
- Mate choice
- Vocalizations
- Nest and territory quality
- Reversed size dimorphism
- Contests
- Parental Care
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Aegolius is a genus of small true owls. The genus name is from Latin, aegolius, is a type of screech owl that was thought to be a bird of ill omen.
==Taxonomy== The genus Aegolius was introduced in 1829 by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup with the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) as the type species. The genus name is Latin for a screech owl, the word came from the Ancient Greek aigōlios meaning "a bird of ill omen". In Greek mythology, Aegolius was originally a man whom Zeus transformed into an owl.
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