Buller / Keulemans · 1905
Laughing Owl
SUPPL. B.N.Z. PL. VII: Sceloglaux Kaup
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01Laughing Owl
Now treated at subspecies rank
The historical name connects to a presently accepted subspecies within a broader species account. Current services may therefore catalogue it at either rank.
Name recorded with the plateSceloglaux rufifaciesRufous-faced Owl
Name used todayNinox albifacies rufifaciesLaughing Owl
What connects the names
The historical identification is now placed at subspecies rank within a broader accepted species.
High confidence: The source identification and present taxonomy connect directly through the cited evidence.
The bird today
Follow the accepted taxon into present-day biodiversity records, observations and sound identification.
- Publication
- Supplement to the 'Birds of New Zealand', Volume 2
- Plate
- 2
- Creator
- Walter L. Buller; plates by J. G. Keulemans
- Holding institution
- Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
- Taxonomic authority
- AviList 2025
- Rights
- Public domain — source record marked not in copyright.