Pemba Scops-owl

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Pemba Scops-owl
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. pembaensis
Binomial name
Otus pembaensis
Pakenham, 1937

The Pemba Scops-owl, Petit-duc De Pemba, or Autillo De Pemba (Otus pembaensis) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations . It is threatened by habitat loss.

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