Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Strigiformes > Family Strigidae > Genus Asio

Asio capensis (Smith, 1834)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Asio*	Brisson, 1760	accepted genus name

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Afrikaanse Velduil sources: Avibase - the world bird database

English: marsh owl sources: Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

English-United States: Marsh Owl sources: english PESI focal point

French: Hibou du Cap sources: Avibase - the world bird database

German: Kap-Ohreule sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Lithuanian: pelkinė pelėda sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Polish: uszatka mauretańska sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Russian: африканская ушастая сова sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Slovenian: afriška uharica sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Spanish, Castillian: búho moro sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Ukrainian: Болотяна вухата сова ; Вухата сова болотяна

Literature

basis of record	Fry, C.H., S. Keith & E.K. Urban (1988). The Birds of Africa, Volume III. Academic Press, London.

Genbank

Taxonomy

WoRMS

External Links

Biodiversity Heritage Library (100 publications)
GenBank (2 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Adriaens, P. (2014). Asio capensis (Smith, 1834). In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:212686