Siau Scops-Owl (Otus siaoensis)

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
17 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Schlegel, 1873)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,500 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is <50 (2010).

Status CR
Habitat destruction due to conversion to agriculture is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Subspecies
Otus magicus (Sibley and Monroe 1990, 1993) has been split into Flores Scops-Owl (Otus alfredi) following Widodo et al. (1999), Siau Scops-Owl (Otus siaoensis) following Lambert and Rasmussen (1998), Enggano Scops-Owl (Otus enganensis) following Andrew (1992), Seychelles Scops-Owl (Otus insularis) and Biak Scops-Owl (Otus beccarii) following Holt et al. (1999) and Moluccan Scops-Owl (Otus magicus).

Considered by some authors to be a subspecies of Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

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