Marsh Owl

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q535374
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Marsh Owl

Summary

Marsh Owl is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Marsh Owl's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Marsh Owl is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Marsh Owl's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Marsh Owl belongs to the parent taxon Asio[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Marsh Owl is Asio capensis[7].
  • Marsh Owl's Commons category is recorded as Asio capensis[8].
  • Marsh Owl's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Asio capensis[9].
  • Marsh Owl's Commons gallery is recorded as Asio capensis[10].
  • Marsh Owl's original combination is recorded as Otus capensis[11].
  • Marsh Owl's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. capensis'}[12].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'tylluan y gors'}[13].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Marsh Owl'}[14].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapohreule'}[15].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Búho moro'}[16].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mussol gregari'}[17].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kalous africký'}[18].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'aafrika sooräts'}[19].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Gressugle'}[20].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Африканская ушастая сова'}[21].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アフリカコミミズク'}[22].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Kapugle'}[23].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'afrikansuopöllö'}[24].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'mocsári fülesbagoly'}[25].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'uszatka mauretańska'}[26].
  • Marsh Owl is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'myšiarka jednofarebná'}[27].

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Classification

Marsh Owl's scientific name is Asio capensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Asio[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'tylluan y gors'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Kapohreule'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Búho moro'}[16], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'mussol gregari'}[17], and {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'kalous africký'}[18].

Identifiers

Marsh Owl's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 20327[28]. Marsh Owl's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 507937[29]. Marsh Owl's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2497288[30]. Marsh Owl's ITIS TSN is recorded as 555500[31].

Why It Matters

Marsh Owl ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month, #1,597 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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