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boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)
Subject: boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)
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Aegolius funereus Denali NP - boreal owl (Aegolius funereus), Tengmalm's owl.jpg
Resolution: 3910x2848 File Size: 8238791 Bytes Date: 2011:07:28 19:56:49 Camera: NIKON D300S (NIKON CORPORATION) F number: f/7.1 Exposure: 1/160 sec Focal Length: 3000/10 Upload Date: 2017:02:24 16:45:43

boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)


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Aegolius funereus, Denali National Park, Alaska.
Date 28 July 2011, 19:56
Source Boreal Owl- The look http://www.flickr.com/photos/denalinps/7137001023/
Author Denali National Park and Preserve, NPS Photo Tim Rains http://www.flickr.com/people/57557144@N06
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aegolius_funereus_Denali_NP.jpg

The boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) is a small owl. In Europe, it is typically known as Tengmalm's owl after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson. The scientific name is from Latin. The genus name Aegolius is a type of screech owl thought to be a bird of ill omen, and funereus means "funereal". Order: Strigiformes, Family: Strigidae, Genus: Aegolius, Species: Aegolius funereus (Linnaeus, 1758).

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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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