Kingdom Animalia Order Strigiformes Genus Otus Higher classification Moluccan scops owl | Phylum Chordata Family Strigidae Scientific name Otus magicus sulaensis Rank Subspecies | |
Similar Nicobar scops owl, Simeulue scops owl, Halmahera boobook, Mayotte scops owl, Mindoro scops owl | ||
The Sula scops owl (Otus manadensis sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species (Otus sulensis), others a subspecies of the Sulawesi scops owl, and yet others a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl.
References
Sula scops owl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA