Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Synonym: Syrnium Savigny 1809
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Parent taxon: Strigidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017
See also Carroll 1988, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson 1985, Parmalee 1992, Parmalee and Klippel 1982, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956
Sister taxa: Aegolius, Alasio, Asio, Asio pygmaeus, Athene, Basityto, Bubo, Ciccaba, Cryptoglaux, Glaucidium, Grallistrix, Ieraglaucinae, Intulula, Ketupa, Margarobyas, Megascops, Micrathene, Micropallas, Mioglaux, Necrobyas, Ninox, Oraristrix, Ornimegalonyx, Otus, Otus henrici, Palaeoglaux, Prosybris, Sceloglaux, Speotyto, Striginae, Strigogyps, Surnia, Surniinae
Subtaxa: Strix aluco Strix antiqua Strix brevis Strix collongensis Strix dakota Strix edwardsi Strix ignota Strix leptogrammica Strix melitensis Strix nebulosa Strix occidentalis Strix passerina Strix perpasta Strix sancti Strix uralensis Strix varia Strix wintershofensis
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections), Japan (1), Malaysia (1), Monaco (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (16: Alabama, Florida, New Mexico, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee)
• Miocene of Hungary (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: South Dakota)
Total: 30 collections including 31 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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