Asio Brisson 1760 (true owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Synonyms: Noctua Gmelin 1771, Nyctalops Wagler 1832

Parent taxon: Strigidae according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Gaillard 1908, Guthrie 1992, Lambrecht 1933, Mlikovsky 2002, Olson and James 1982, Schultz and Howard 1935, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Aegolius, Alasio, Asio pygmaeus, Athene, Basityto, Bubo, Ciccaba, Cryptoglaux, Glaucidium, Grallistrix, Ieraglaucinae, Intulula, Ketupa, Margarobyas, Megascops, Micrathene, Mioglaux, Necrobyas, Ninox, Oraristrix, Ornimegalonyx, Otus, Otus henrici, Palaeoglaux, Prosybris, Sceloglaux, Speotyto, Striginae, Strigogyps, Strix, Surnia, Surniinae

Subtaxa: Asio flammeus Asio henrici Asio longaevus Asio madagascariensis Asio otus Asio priscus Asio stygius

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Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (1 collection), the Dominican Republic (2), Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (1), France (2), Greece (3), Hungary (2), Italy (3), Madagascar (3), Peru (1), Portugal (1), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (26: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Ukraine (1)

• Miocene to Pleistocene of Ukraine (1)

Total: 53 collections including 60 occurrences

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