Neornithes Gadow, 1893 - living birds
Neognathae Pycraft 1900
see Cohort Neognathae Pycraft, 1900
Neoaves Sibley et al. 1988
see Subcohort Neoaves Sibley et al., 1988
[Order] Strigiformes Wagler, 1830 - owls
Family Strigidae Vigors, 1825 - owls
Subfamily Surniinae del Hoyo et al., 2014
Genus Athene Boie, 1822
Athene noctua (Scopoli, 1769) - little owl
01 Athene noctua vidalii Brehm, 1857
02 Athene noctua noctua (Scopoli, 1769)
03 Athene noctua indigena Brehm, 1855
04 Athene noctua lilith Hartert, 1913
05 Athene noctua bactriana Blyth, 1847
06 Athene noctua orientalis Severtsov, 1873
07 Athene noctua ludlowi Baker, 1926
08 Athene noctua impasta Bangs & Peters, 1928
09 Athene noctua plumipes Swinhoe, 1870
10 Athene noctua glaux (Savigny, 1809)
11 Athene noctua saharae (Kleinschmidt, 1909)
12 Athene noctua spilogastra (Heuglin, 1869)
13 Athene noctua somaliensis Reichenow, 1905