Madagascar Scops Owl
Otus rutilus(Pucheran, J, 1849)
English (US) Madagascar Scops Owl
The Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus rutilus) 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 rutilus
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Madagascar Scops Owl
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1849)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Otus rutilus madagascariensis
- Otus rutilus rutilus
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Scops rutilus
- Described by
- (Pucheran, J, 1849)
- Type locality
- Madagascar.
- Original description
- Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquée (2), 1 p.29,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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