Sula Scops Owl

Sula Scops Owl
Sula Scops Owl
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. manadensis
Trinomial name
Otus manadensis sulaensis
Synonyms

Otus sulaensis
Otus magicus sulaensis

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

  • Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6. [1]