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Chouette de Tengmalm - Aegolius funereus - Boreal Owl
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Chouette de Tengmalm - Aegolius funereus - Boreal Owl
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Chouette de Tengmalm -
Aegolius funereus
-
Boreal Owl
PO Scans -
Birds of Europe
Comments
=========
The
boreal owl
or
Tengmalm's owl
(
Aegolius funereus
) is a small
owl
in the "true
owl
" family
Strigidae
. It is known as the
boreal owl
in North America and as
Tengmalm's owl
in Europe after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely,
Richardson's owl
after Sir
John Richardson
. Due to the
boreal owl
s' shyness and evasive reaction to human activities, nocturnal habits and preferred inaccessible taiga forest habitat, they are rarely seen by humans. Order:
Strigiformes
> Family:
Strigidae
> Genus: Aegolius > Species:
Aegolius funereus
Comments
Guest
Scientific Name: Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common Names: Boreal Owl, Tengmalm's Owl
French: Nyctale de Tengmalm German: Raufußkauz Spanish: Mochuelo boreal
Taxonomy: Strix funerea Linnaeus, 1758, Sweden.
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