Mantanani Scops-Owl (Otus mantananensis)

Other Names (World)
Mantanani Scops-Owl, South Philippines Scops-owl, Mantanani Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Sharpe, 1892)

Habitat
Coconut groves and other wooded habitats.

Range (Guide)

Malaysia (B), Philippines (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 10,000 - 19,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Primarily insects.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (28)...)

Mantanani Scops Owl (Otus mantananensis) [XC36707]
by Brendan Sloan from Mantanani Resort, Pulau Mantanani Besar, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia (song)

Mantanani Scops Owl (Otus mantananensis) [XC840960]
by Lim Ying Hien from Kampong Mantanani, Sabah, Malaysia (duet)

Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Moluccan Scops-Owl (Otus magicus), the two being closely allied to the Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis) superspecies. Previously treated as conspecific with Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops) or Oriental Scops-Owl (Otus sunia), but vocally distinct from both. Island population off northern Luzon (calayensis), included with Ryukyu Scops-Owl (Otus elegans), sometimes placed with present species. Sulu form sibutuensis has been considered subspecies of Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis). Tumindao population (steerei) regarded as inseparable from sibutuensis. Racial allocation highly tentative, however, as no specimens known for many of islands listed.

The following 4 subspecies are recognised:

romblonis McGregor, 1905 - Banton, Sibuyan, Romblon, Tablas, Tres Reyes and Semirara, in central Philippines.
cuyensis McGregor, 1904 - Southern Calamian Is (Dicabaito, Linapacan) and Cuyo I.
mantananensis (Sharpe, 1892) - Mantanani I, off northern Borneo, and islands off southern coast of Palawan.
sibutuensis (Sharpe, 1893) - Sibutu and Tumindao, in south-western Sulu Is.

References
See References.

Files:

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