Boreal Owl

Aegolius funereus

Summary 3

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".

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Donna Pomeroy
  2. (c) Brian Wulker, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), enviado por Brian Wulker
  3. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegolius_funereus

Mais informações

BioDiversity4All Mapa

1.kingdom Animals
2.class Birds
Color black, brown, grey, white
Park State Forest