Little Owl

Summary

Little Owl is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month, #1,176 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Little Owl received the Bird of the Year^[3].
• Little Owl received the Bird of the Year^[4].
• Little Owl received the Q1970703^[5].
• Little Owl's instance of is recorded as taxon^[6].
• Little Owl is classified at the rank of species^[7].
• Little Owl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[8].
• Little Owl is classified within Athene^[9].
• Little Owl's scientific name is Athene noctua^[10].
• Little Owl's Commons category is recorded as Athene noctua^[11].
• Little Owl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Athene noctua^[12].
• Little Owl's Commons gallery is recorded as Athene noctua^[13].
• Little Owl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. noctua'}^[14].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Little Owl'}^[15].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mochuelo europeo'}^[16].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Civetta'}^[17].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevêche d’Athéna'}^[18].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Steinkauz'}^[19].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Steenuil'}^[20].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Домовый сыч'}^[21].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kirkeugle'}^[22].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Kirkeugle'}^[23].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コキンメフクロウ'}^[24].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mussol comú'}^[25].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'sýček obecný'}^[26].
• Little Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'kivikakk'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Little Owl is Athene noctua^[10]. It is classified at the rank of species^[7]. It is classified within Athene^[9]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}^[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Mochuelo europeo'}^[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Civetta'}^[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Chevêche d’Athéna'}^[18], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Steinkauz'}^[19], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Steenuil'}^[20].

Identifiers

Little Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 126797^[28]. Little Owl's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45517847^[29]. Little Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497266^[30]. Little Owl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555471^[31].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Little Owl include Noctua^[32], a business^[33], in Austria^[34], founded in 2005^[35], headquartered in Vienna^[36].

Why It Matters

Little Owl ranks in the top 0.6% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,564 views/month, #1,176 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for it include Noctua^[32], a business^[33], in Austria^[34], founded in 2005^[35], headquartered in Vienna^[36].

FAQs

What awards did Little Owl receive?

Honors received include Bird of the Year^[3], Bird of the Year^[4], and Q1970703^[5].