Ryukyu Scops Owl
Otus elegans(Cassin, J, 1852)
English (US) Ryukyu Scops Owl
The Ryukyu Scops Owl (Otus elegans) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Otus elegans
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Ryukyu Scops Owl
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1852)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Otus elegans interpositus
- Otus elegans elegans
- Otus elegans botelensis
- Otus elegans calayensis
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Ephialtes elegans
- Described by
- (Cassin, J, 1852)
- Type locality
- At sea off the coast of Japan, lat. 29° 4r N., long. 126° 13' 20' E.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 6 p.185
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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