Mentawai Scops Owl
Otus mentawiChasen, FN; Kloss, CB, 1926
English (US) Mentawai Scops Owl
The Mentawai Scops Owl (Otus mentawi) 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.
Range: Mentawai Islands (off western Sumatra)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Otus mentawi
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Mentawai Scops Owl
- Described by
- Chasen, FN; Kloss, CB, 1926
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Otus bakkamoena mentawi
- Described by
- Chasen, FN; Kloss, CB, 1926
- Type locality
- Sipora Island.
- Original description
- Ibis ser.12, vol.2, no.2 p.279
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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Otus spilocephalus
Rajah Scops Owl
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Javan Scops Owl
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Indian Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl
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Giant Scops Owl
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Sunda Scops Owl
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Japanese Scops Owl
Otus semitorques
Wallace's Scops Owl
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