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  • Old latin name for bird Nyctalops stygius

Stygian Owlbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Iván Lau
    Colombia
  • 2.
    Call, © Nick Athanas
    Brazil
  • 3.
    Call, © Diego Calderon-F.
    Colombia
  • 4.
    Call, © Roland Rumm
    Honduras
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

Related species

Where to see Stygian Owl

  • Breeding region Middle America, South America
  • Breeding subregion widespread

Stygian Owl subspecies (6)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Asio stygius barberoiParaguay and n Argentina-No
Asio stygius lambinw Mexico-No
Asio stygius noctipetensHispaniola and Gonâve I.-No
Asio stygius robustuse Mexico to Nicaragua-No
Asio stygius siguapaCuba and Isle of Pines-No
Asio stygius stygiusColombia and Venezuela to e Bolivia and c, s Brazil-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Catalanmussol negrós
Chinese乌耳鸮
Chinese (Traditional)烏耳鴞
Croatiantamnolica sova
CzechKalous aztécký, kalous americký
DanishFlagermushornugle
DutchGrote Ransuil
EsperantoStigia orelstrigo
Estoniantooneräts
Finnishtummasarvipöllö
FrenchHibou maître-bois, Hibou obscur
GermanStyxeule, Styx-Euele
GuaraniÑakurutû hû, Ñakurutû-hû
HungarianStyx fülesbagoly
ItalianGufo stigio, Gufo dello Stige
Japaneseナンベイトラフヅク, ナンベイトラフズク
Lithuanianamerikinė pelėda
Norwegianstyksugle
Norwegian NynorskStyksugle
Polishuszatka ciemna
Portuguesemocho-diabo, Coruja-diabo, mocho-do-diabo, bufo-sombrio
RussianЧерноватая сова, Центральноамериканская ушастая сова, Сова стигийская ушастая, Стигийская Ушастая Сова
SerbianStigijska sova
Slovakmyšiarka tmavá
SpanishBuho estigio, buho cara oscura, Lechuza Orejita, Lechuzón Siguapa, Siguapa, Lechuzón negruzco, Búho Jamaicano, Búho Orejudo, Búho Cara Oscura, Lechuzón negrusco, Búho-cornudo Oscuro, Búho Oscuro, Búho negruzco
Swedishmörk hornuggla
TurkishKurum Suratlı Baykuş, Stigya Kulaklı Baykuşu
Ukrainianсова темна