Taenioptynx
| Taenioptynx | |
|---|---|
| |
| Collared owlet | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Taenioptynx Kaup, 1848 |
| Type species | |
| Noctua brodiei Burton, 1836
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| Species | |
|
T. brodiei | |
Taenioptynx is a
Strigidae, that inhabits Asia
.
The
molecular phylogenetic study published in 2019.[1][2] The genus Taenioptynx had been introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1848 with the collared owlet as the type species.[3] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek tainia meaning "band" or "stripe" with ptunx meaning "owl".[4]
Its members are:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Taenioptynx brodiei (Burton, 1836) | Collared owlet | oriental Asia |
| Taenioptynx sylvaticus (Bonaparte, 1850) | Sunda owlet | Greater Sundas |
References
- hdl:2346/93048.
- ^ Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Owls". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Kaup, Johann Jakob (1848). "Uebersicht der Eulen (Strigidae)". Isis von Oken (in German and Latin). 41. cols 753–774 [767–768].
- ISBN 978-1-4081-2501-4.