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Cretan owl

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Z. Zhou, F. Zhang (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th Symposium of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution, Beijing Science Press (2002), pp. 13-27
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A Pleistocene endemic island form within the genus Athene: Athene cretensis n.sp. (Aves, Strigiformes) from Crete
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Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen B, 85 (3) (1982), pp. 323-336
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in the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean Islands, with the Description of
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Pleistocene

Candiacervus ropalophorus
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Aves
Strigiformes
Strigidae
Athene
Binomial name
Athene
extinct
species
owl
Pleistocene
Crete
Mediterranean
little owl
burrowing owl
mouse
Mus minotaurus
Paleontology portal
A Pleistocene endemic island form within the genus Athene: Athene cretensis n.sp. (Aves, Strigiformes) from Crete
An overview of the Genus Athene in the Pleistocene of the Mediterranean Islands, with the Description of Athene trinacriae n.sp. (Aves: Strigidae)
Taxon identifiers
Wikidata
Q5184710

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