Back Aegolius funereus AN بومة تنغمالم Arabic بومه تنغمالم ARZ Aegolius funereus AST Һупайҙы Bashkir Сыч касматаногі Byelorussian Пернатонога кукумявка Bulgarian Kaouenn-dTengmalm Breton Mussol pirinenc Catalan Aegolius funereus CEB
| Boreal owl | |
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| Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Aegolius |
| Species: | A. funereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Aegolius funereus | |
| Subspecies | |
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7, see text | |
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| Range of A. funereus
Resident Non-breeding
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The boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) or Tengmalm's owl is a small owl in the "true owl" family Strigidae. It is known as the boreal owl in North America and as Tengmalm's owl in Europe after Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson.[3][4]
Due to the boreal owl's shyness and evasive reaction to human activities, nocturnal habits and preferred inaccessible taiga forest habitat, it is rarely seen by humans.
- ^ BirdLife International (2021). "Aegolius funereus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T22689362A201898946. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T22689362A201898946.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b "Aegolius funereus". Avibase.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose bird?: Men and women commemorated in the common names of birds. London: Helm. ISBN 0713666471.