Sokoke Scops Owl

Sokoke Scops Owl
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Otus
Species:	O. ireneae
Binomial name
Otus ireneae Ripley, 1966

The Sokoke Scops Owl, Otus ireneae, is an owl found in Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the Sokoke forest. It is also found in the Afzelia-Cynometra forest.

The Sokoke Scops Owl can grow up to 6+¹⁄₄ to 6+¹⁄₂ inches (16 to 17 cm), can weigh up to 2 ounces (57 g), and is the smallest scops owl of the Otus genus. It is insectivorous and can be either grey or rufous-brown.

References

• BirdLife Species Factsheet
• http://www.unep-wcmc.org/species/data/species_sheets/sokokesc.htm

This Owl-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: IUCN Red List endangered species Strigiformes stubs Otus Animals described in 1966 Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? List of mammals in Cape Verde Dynamic psychiatry Look at other dictionaries: Sokoke scops-owl — keninis apuokėlis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Otus ireneae angl. Sokoke scops owl vok. Sokokeeule, f rus. кенийская совка, f pranc. petit duc d Irène, m ryšiai: platesnis terminas – tikrieji apuokėliai …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas Scops owl — Scops owls Eurasian Scops Owls, Otus scops Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia Scops-owl — Taxobox name = Scops owls image caption = Eurasian Scops owls, Otus scops regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves subclassis = Neornithes infraclassis = Neognathae superordo = Neoaves ordo = Strigiformes familia = Strigidae genus =… …   Wikipedia Arabuko Sokoke National Park — Infobox protected area name = Arabuko Sokoke National Park iucn category = II base width = 300px caption = Location of Arabuko Sokoke Nationalpark in Kenya locator x = 270 locator y = 170 location = Kenya, Coast Province nearest city = Malindi… …   Wikipedia List of African birds — This list of African birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Africa. TOCrightNotesThere are over 45 billion different species of birds in Africa.The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clitorus Birds of the World …   Wikipedia List of endangered animal species — This is a list of endangered animal species according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List. The list includes endangered species of the kingdom Animalia. NOTOC A* Acheilognathus elongatus * Acipenser Endangered * Acrocephalus… …   Wikipedia Striginae — Striginés …   Wikipédia en Français Sibley-Monroe checklist 6 — The Sibley Monroe checklist was a landmark document in the study of birds. It drew on extensive DNA DNA hybridisation studies to reassess the relationships between modern birds.StrigiformesTytonidae* Tyto tenebricosa Greater Sooty Owl * Tyto… …   Wikipedia List of birds of Kenya — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kenya. The avifauna of Kenya includes a total of 1132 species, of which seven are endemic, six have been introduced by humans, and three are rare or accidental. One species listed is extirpated in… …   Wikipedia List of birds of Tanzania — This is a list of the bird species recorded in Tanzania. The avifauna of Tanzania includes a total of 1108 species, of which 23 are endemic, 4 have been introduced by humans, and 43 are rare or accidental. 36 species are globally threatened.This… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”