Rajah scops owl

Rajah scops owl
Juvenile Rajah scops owl
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. brookii
Binomial name
Otus brookii
(Sharpe, 1892)

The Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii) is found in Borneo and Sumatra. There are two subspecies.

The bird is named for James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.[2]

References

  1. BirdLife International (2012). "Otus brookii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  2. Duncan, James R. (2003). Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books. p. 206. ISBN 9781552978450.