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.

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) [XC498445]
by Frank Lambert from North Siberut, Kepulauan Mentawai, West Sumatra, Indonesia (call, pair)

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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