Aegolius funereus Linnaeus 1758 (boreal owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Alternative combinations: Aegolius funerea, Strix funerea

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Aegolius according to L. Carrera et al. 2018

See also Clements et al. 2017, Linnaeus 1758, Mlikovsky 2002 and Weesie 1988

Sister taxa: Aegolius acadicus, Aegolius gradyi, Aegolius martae

Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (5 collections), Italy (1), United States (2: Tennessee, Wyoming)

Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence

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