Moheli Scops Owl

Moheli Scops Owl
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Otus
Species:	O. moheliensis
Binomial name
Otus moheliensis (Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998)

The Moheli Scops Owl, Otus moheliensis, is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands.

This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

This owl is found on only one mountain on the island of Mohéli. It has an estimated population of 400. It is classified as Critically Endangered due to it being restricted to such as small area, which is being rapidly deforested.

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Otus moheliensis. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is critically endangered

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet

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