Anjouan Scops Owl

Anjouan 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. capnodes
Binomial name
Otus capnodes (Gurney, 1889)

The Anjouan Scops Owl, Otus capnodes, 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 the island of Anjouan. This species was rediscovered in June 1992, after an absence of records dating back to 1886.

It has an estimated population of less than 400. It is classified as Critically Endangered because its range is restricted to such a small area, which is being rapidly deforested.

Conservation

Bristol Conservation and The Science Foundation are currently undertaking surveys on the island to determine how many owls remain.^[1]

Cited References

1. ^ "Forgotten Species: the haunting whistle of the Anjouan scops-owl". Jeremy Hance. Mongabay.com. http://news.mongabay.com/2009/1203-hance_anjouanscopsowl.html. Retrieved 2010-02-14. 

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Otus capnodes. 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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