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Ryūkyū scops owl

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Strigiformes

Genus
  
Otus

Higher classification
  
Scops owl

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Strigidae

Scientific name
  
Otus elegans

Rank
  
Species

Ryūkyū scops owl Ryukyu Scopsowl Otus elegans videos photos and sound recordings

Similar
  
Bird, Owl, Scops owl, Mountain scops owl, Oriental scops owl

eurasian scops owl


The Ryūkyū scops-owl or elegant scops-owl (Otus elegans) is a small rufous-brown owl with a brown face disk and a cinnamon facial ruff. The bill is olive-grey and it has yellow eyes.

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Distribution and habitat

Ryūkyū scops owl Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans Information Pictures Sounds

It is found on the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan, on Lanyu Island off south-east Taiwan, and on the Batanes and Babuyan Islands off northern Luzon, Philippines, in tropical or subtropical evergreen forest. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss.

Subspecies

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  • O. e. elegans (Cassin, 1852)
  • O. e. calayensis McGregor, 1904
  • O. e. interpositus Kuroda, 1923
  • O. e. botelensis Kuroda, 1928 - Lanyu Scops Owl

    • Ryūkyū scops owl Ryukyu Scopsowl Otus elegans videos photos and sound recordings

    Ryūkyū scops owl Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans Picture 1 of 1 The Owl Pages

    References

    Ryūkyū scops owl Wikipedia
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