Sula Scops Owl
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| Sula Scops Owl | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Otus |
| Species: | O. manadensis |
| Trinomial name | |
| Otus manadensis sulaensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Otus sulaensis | |
The Sula Scops Owl (Otus manadensis sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands. 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
- 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.
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