Genus: Gymnasio
Description
Puerto Rican Owl was shown to be more closely related to Flammulated Owl than to members of genus Megascops, but still different enough that it should stay in a separate genus. Therefore this monotypic genus.
Taxonomy
Gymnasio is a genus in the family Strigidae. The lone member used to be considered a member of Megascops.
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| G. nudipes | Puerto Rican Owl | ||
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- proposal to move Puerto Rican Owl to genus Gymnasio is found in section B9.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Gymnasio. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 23 December 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gymnasio
