Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 (boreal owl)
Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Alternative combinations: Aegolius funerea, Strix funerea
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 Aegolius according to L. Carrera et al. 2018
See also Clements et al. 2017, Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002 and Weesie 1988
Sister taxa: Aegolius acadicus, Aegolius gradyi, Aegolius martae
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (5 collections), Italy (1), United States (2: Tennessee, Wyoming)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.