Giant Scops Owl - BirdForum Opus

Alternative names: Lesser Eagle-Owl; Mindanao Eagle-Owl



Photo by James Eaton
Mount Kitanglad, Mindanao, The Philippines, Febuary 2005

Otus gurneyi

Mimizuku gurneyi

Identification

30–35 cm

• Long, rufous ear-tufts

Distribution

Philippines: present on Mindenao and Samar

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

It was formerly placed in its own monotypic genus Mimizuku and König et al in Owls of the World still keeps it there. However, Clements and IOC place it in Otus.

Habitat

Montane forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Little known, possibly small birds and mammals.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. birdforum thread with info on Giant Scops Owl
3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved April 2014)
4. BF Member observations

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