- Rainforest Scops Owl
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Rainforest Scops Owl Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae Genus: Otus Species: O. rutilus Binomial name Otus rutilus
(Pucheran, 1849)The Rainforest Scops Owl (Otus rutilus), also known as the Malagasy Scops Owl or Madagascar Scops Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is found in a large part of eastern Madagascar, but the exact distribution limits between it and the Torotoroka Scops Owl (O. madagascariensis), with which it was long considered conspecific, require further study. The natural habitat of the Rainforest Scops Owl is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
References
- BirdLife International 2006. Otus rutilus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.
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