Northern White-faced Owl / Ptilopsis leucotis
WBN 
Northern White-faced Owl
SCI Name:
Protonym: Strix leucotis Pl.Col. livr.3 pl.16
Taxonomy: Strigiformes / Strigidae / Ptilopsis
Taxonomy Code: nwfowl1
Type Locality: Senegal.
Author: Temminck
Publish Year: 1820
IUCN Status: Least Concern
DEFINITIONS
PTILOPSIS
(Strigidae; Ϯ Northern White-faced Owl P. leucotis) Gr. πτιλον ptilon feather; οψις opsis face; "Subgenus. Ptilopsis, Kp., Ephialtes, Bp. Schnabel vorgestreckt, mit sehr langen Zügelfedern, die ihn ganz verstecken. Erste Schwinge sehr lang, an der Spitze ausgeschitten und unbedeutend länger als die 2te und 3te. Fusswurzel dicht, Zehen zuweilen schwach befiedert. 6. Scops leucotis, Sw. 7. Scops megalotis, G. Gray." (Kaup 1851).
Var. Ptilopsus.
Synon. Ephialtes.
leucotis
Gr. λευκος leukos white; -ωτις -ōtis -eared < ους ous, ωτος ōtos ear.
● ex “Fourmilier à oreilles blanches de Cayenne” of d’Aubenton 1765-1781, pl. 822, and “White-eared Manakin” of Latham 1783 (syn. Conopophaga aurita).
UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, mispellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
