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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
16/05/2024 06:04:13 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
EN
Moheli Scops-Owl*
Id (Atlas):
Otus moheliensis
Description (10 )
Moheli Scops-Owl
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Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)
Size
20 - 22 cm
First Described (Guide )
Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998
Habitat
Dense, humid forest. From 450 - 790 m.
Comoros (B).
Mohéli (Mwali), in Comoro Is.
 
Population
Estimated population is 400 (2010) and decreasing.
Status EN
Habitat destruction and degradation through conversion for subsistence agriculture, underplanting, clear-felling and cultivation, and abandonment of sparsely vegetated land, which is highly susceptible to erosion and landslides, is the main threat.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Voice
Described as hissing whistles and screeches.
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)... )
Listen to XC134248
Moheli Scops Owl (Otus moheliensis ) [XC134248 ]
by Ross Gallardy from Fomboni, Mwali, Comoros (call)
Listen to XC403482
Moheli Scops Owl (Otus moheliensis ) [XC403482 ]
by Ross Gallardy from Ouallah 1, Nioumachoua, Moh\u00e9li, Comoros (call)
Subspecies
Very recently discovered species. Probably forms superspecies with Grand Comoro Scops-Owl (Otus pauliani ), Anjouan Scops-Owl (Otus capnodes ) and Madagascar Scops-Owl (Otus rutilus ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Moheli Scops-Owl see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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