Little Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q129958
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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].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . birdlife.cz. Retrieved . birdlife.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . nabu.de. Retrieved . nabu.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 10.1. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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