Sula scops owl

Sula scops owl
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Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Otus
Species:	O. sulaensis
Binomial name
	Otus sulaensis; (Hartert, 1898)
Synonyms
	Otus sulaensis; Otus magicus sulaensis

The Sula scops owl (Otus sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands of Indonesia. 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.[2]

References

BirdLife International 2016. Otus sulaensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T62290539A95195072. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290539A95195072.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2019.
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."

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[1] BirdLife International 2016. Otus sulaensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T62290539A95195072. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290539A95195072.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2019.

[2] 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."