Palau Owl (Pyrroglaux podargina)

Other Names (World)
Palau Owl, Palau Scops-owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, dry forest, swamp forest, mangroves.

Range (Guide)

Palau (B).

Palau Is (Babelthuap, Koror, Peleliu and Angaur).

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

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Habits
In pairs or small family groups.

Voice
Territorial call of male is a long series of short notes, 'whock, whock, whock', that builds slowly in cadence to a peak, when the bird flies from its perch and utters a descending series of 2-syllable notes, 'whut-whoo, whut-whoo', in flight. The female may echo parts of this performance in a duet.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files

Palau Owl (Otus podarginus) [XC113823]
by id from Crocodile Road, Peleliu, Palau (song)

Subspecies
No subspecies.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Palau Owl (Pyrroglaux podargina) - 10 files

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