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Sula scops owl

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Species of owl

Sula scops owl
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. sulaensis
Binomial name
Otus sulaensis
(Hartert, 1898)
Synonyms

Otus sulaensis
Otus magicus sulaensis

The Sula scops owl (Otus sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands of Indonesia. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species (Otus sulensis), others a subspecies of the Sulawesi scops owl, and yet others a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl.

References

  1. BirdLife International (2016). "Otus sulaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62290539A95195072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290539A95195072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. "The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6."
Taxon identifiers
Otus manadensis sulaensis


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