Mentawai Scops-Owl (Otus mentawi)

Other Names (World)
Mentawai Scops-Owl, Sipora Scops-owl, Mentawai Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
20 cm

First Described (Guide)
Chasen & Kloss, 1926

Habitat
Lowland forest and secondary growth, including around villages.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia (B).

Mentawai Is (Siberut to southern Pagai), off western Sumatra.

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).

Status NT
Forest destruction owing to agricultural expansion and logging operations is probably the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (3)...)

Mentawai Scops Owl (Otus mentawi) [XC210278]
by Frank Lambert from NE Siberut;, Indonesia (song)

Mentawai Scops Owl (Otus mentawi) [XC498447]
by Frank Lambert from North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia (call)

Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena), Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia), Sunda Scops-Owl (Otus lempiji), Japanese Scops-Owl (Otus semitorques), Palawan Scops-Owl (Otus fuliginosus) and Luzon Lowland Scops-Owl (Otus megalotis). Has sometimes been treated as conspecific with Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena), Sunda Scops-Owl (Otus lempiji), Oriental Scops-Owl (Otus sunia) or Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis), but vocalizations distinct.

No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Mentawai Scops-Owl (Otus mentawi) - 10 files

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