Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Alternative combination: Strix otus
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
Belongs to Asio according to L. Carrera et al. 2018
See also Clements et al. 2017, Linnaeus 1758 and Zelenkov et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Asio asio, Asio flammeus, Asio henrici, Asio longaevus, Asio madagascariensis, Asio priscus, Asio stygius
Subtaxa: Asio otus wilsonianus
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (2 collections), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (7: Arizona, California, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.