Torotoroka scops owl

Torotoroka scops owl
Otus madagascariensis in Anjajavy Forest
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. madagascariensis
Binomial name
Otus madagascariensis
(Grandidier, 1867)

The Torotoroka scops owl (Otus madagascariensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Madagascar, and was previously its own species. O. madagascariensis and O. rutilus have now been re-lumped following Fuchs et al. (2007).[1]

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

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