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Ninox albifacies  (G. R. Gray, 1844)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1244673

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Sceloglaux albifacies (G. R. Gray, 1844)
  
    Athene albifacies G. R. Gray, 1844
  
  Common Name(s): Laughing Owl [English]
  
    mocho-risonho [Portuguese]
  
    Ninoxe rieuse [French]
  
    Nínox reidor [Spanish]
  
    coruja-gavião-risonha [Portuguese]
  
       
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderStrigiformes  – Owls, chouettes, engoulevents, hiboux, Goatsuckers  
                            FamilyStrigidae  – Typical Owls, strigidés, Owls  
                               SubfamilyNinoxinae   
                                  GenusNinox Hodgson, 1837  
                                     SpeciesNinox albifacies (G. R. Gray, 1844) – Laughing Owl, mocho-risonho, Ninoxe rieuse, Nínox reidor, coruja-gavião-risonha  
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                                        SubspeciesNinox albifacies albifacies (G. R. Gray, 1844)  
                                        SubspeciesNinox albifacies rufifacies (Buller, 1904)  
       

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  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Ninox albifacies, Laughing Owl [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Australia  
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Extinct  
 

 

    


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