Tyto neddi Steadman & Hilgartner, 1999:76

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Considered a synonym of T. noeli by (Suárez & Olson, 2015; Orihuela, 2019).

Conservation Status

Invalid (synonym)

Last record: Late Quaternary

Distribution

Barbuda, Lesser Antillean Islands

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Steadman, David W. and William B. Hilgartner. (1999). A New Species of Extinct Barn Owl (Aves: Tyto) from Barbuda, Lesser Antilles. In: Olson, Storrs L., editor. Avian Paleontology at the Close of the 20th Century: Proceedings of the 4th International Meeting ofthe Society ofAvian Paleontology and Evolution, Washington, D.C., 4-7 June 1996. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 89: 75-83.

Other references:

Orihuela, Johanset. (2019). An annotated list of late Quaternary extinct birds of Cuba. Ornitología Neotropical 30: 57-67.

Suárez, William and Olson, Storrs L. (2015). Systematics and distribution of the giant fossil barn owls of the West Indies (Aves: Strigiformes: Tytonidae). Zootaxa 4020(3): 533-553.

Tyrberg, Tommy. (2009). Holocene avian extinctions, pp. 63-106. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. Oxford, UK & New York, USA: Oxford University Press. xii + 352 pp.

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