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Ninox

Description

Ninox is a genus of true owls comprising about 30 species found in Asia and Australasia. Many species are known as hawk owls or boobooks, but the northern hawk-owl Surnia ulula is not a member of this genus. Molecular analysis indicates the genus is an early offshoot from the ancestors of the rest of the true owls, and are maybe best-classified in a subfamily Ninoxinae with the genera Sceloglaux and Uroglaux. The genus was introduced by the English naturalist Brian Houghton Hodgson in 1837.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)2497780https://www.gbif.org/species/2497780
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)371329https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=371329
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Ninox
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
-SarcopterygiiRomer 1955
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha
subclassTetrapodomorpha
-Tetrapoda
-ReptiliomorphaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-AnthracosauriaSäve-Söderbergh 1934
-Batrachosauria
-Cotylosauria
-AmniotaHaeckel 1866
-SauropsidaHuxley 1864
classReptiliaLaurenti 1768
subclassEureptilia
-RomeriidaGauthier et al. 1988
-Diapsida
-Eosuchia
-NeodiapsidaBenton 1985
-SauriaGauthier 1984
-Archosauromorpha
-CrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-ArchosauriformesGauthier 1986
-EucrocopodaEzcurra 2016
-Archosauria
informalAvemetatarsaliaBenton 1999
-OrnithodiraGauthier 1986
-DinosauromorphaBenton 1985
-DinosauriformesNovas 1992
-Dinosauria
-Saurischia
-Theropoda
-NeotheropodaBakker 1986
-AverostraPaul 2002
-TetanuraeGauthier 1986
orderAvetheropodaPaul 1988
suborderCoelurosauriaHuene 1914
-ManiraptoraGauthier 1986
-ParavesSereno 1997
classAvesLinnaeus 1758
-PygostyliaChiappe 2002
-OrnithothoracesChiappe and Calvo 1994
-OrnithuromorphaChiappe et al. 1999
subclassOrnithuraeHaeckel 1866
subclassNeornithesGadow 1893
-Neognathae
-NeoavesSibley et al. 1988
-TerrestrornithesLivezey and Zusi 2007
-Dendrornithes
-RaptoresBaird 1858
superorderFalconimorphae
orderStrigiformesWagler 1830
familyStrigidaeVigors 1825
genusNinoxHodgson 1837
Scientific NameNinox Hodgson, 1837
Name Published InHodgson, Brian H. 1837. Indication of a new genus belonging to the Strigine family, with description of the new species and type. Madras Journal of Literature and Science 5: 23-25.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Ninoxgenusbelongs to Strigidaestated with evidenceClements et al., 2017
Status (PBDB)extant
Taxon Size (PBDB)4
Extant Size (PBDB)4 (100%)
First Recorded Appearance0.13 - 0.01 Ma
Pleistocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Strigidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Theropoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Strigiformes)
Dietcarnivore, insectivore (based on Strigidae)
Reproductionoviparous, brooding (based on Strigiformes)
Ontogenyaccretion,modification of parts (based on Theropoda)
Taphonomyhydroxylapatite,compact or dense (based on Theropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. F. Clements, T. S. Schulenberg, and M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninox

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Ninox affinis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox boobook
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox burhani
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox connivens
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox dubiosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox everetti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox forbesi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox fusca
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox innominata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox ios
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox jacquinoti
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox japonica
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox labuanensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox leventisi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox macroptera
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox meeki
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox mindorensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox natalis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox novaeseelandiae
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Southern Boobook80.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Ninox obscura
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox ochracea
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox odiosa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox perversa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox philippensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox punctulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox randi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox reyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox rudolfi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox rufa
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox rumseyi
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox scutulata
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox solomonis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox spilocephala
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox spilonotus
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox squamipila
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox strenua
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox sumbaensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox superciliaris
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
White-browed Owl20.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant
Ninox theomacha
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Ninox variegata
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
Bismarck Boobook20.13 Ma
Pleistocene
0 Ma
Extant

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Rhabdoglaux Bonaparte, 1854GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Rhabdoglaux
Berneyornis Mathews, 1916GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Berneyornis
Rabdoglaux Bonaparte, 1854GBIFgenusAnimalia : Chordata : Aves : Strigiformes : Strigidae : Rabdoglaux

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1837Ninox Hodgson
2017Ninox Clements et al.

References

Clements J. F., Schulenberg T. S., et al (2017) , The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017
CoL2006 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Madras Journal, 5 (14) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Australian Faunal Directory (May 2014) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000/Monroe Jr. & Sibley, 1993 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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