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Black-and-white Owl

Strix nigrolineata (P. L. Sclater, 1859)

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Strix nigrolineata (P. L. Sclater, 1859)
Name authority
(P. L. Sclater, 1859)
Common name
Black-and-white Owl
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Strix
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAves
  9. orderStrigiformes
  10. familyStrigidae
  11. subfamilyStriginae
  12. genusStrix Linnaeus, 1758
  13. speciesStrix nigrolineata (P. L. Sclater, 1859)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Strix. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Rufous-banded OwlStrix albitarsis (Bonaparte, 1850)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hume's OwlStrix butleri (Hume, 1878)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Fulvous OwlStrix fulvescens (P. L. Sclater & Salvin, 1868)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Ural OwlStrix uralensis Pallas, 1771StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Barred OwlStrix varia Barton, 1799StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
African Wood OwlStrix woodfordii (A. Smith, 1834)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Maghreb OwlStrix mauritanica (Witherby, 1905)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Tawny OwlStrix aluco Linnaeus, 1758StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Chaco OwlStrix chacoensis Cherrie & Reichenberger, 1921StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Black-banded OwlStrix huhula Daudin, 1800StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Rusty-barred OwlStrix hylophila Temminck, 1825StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum (Blyth, 1845)StrigidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Ciccaba nigrolineata P. L. Sclater, 1859 P. L. Sclater, 1859synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Middle America

South America

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1063255 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:532JB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.