Rainforest Scops Owl - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by balticbird
Perinet, Madagascar

Alternative names: Malagasy Scops Owl; Madagascar Scops Owl

Otus rutilus

Distribution

Eastern Madagascar

Taxonomy

Monotypic

Mayotte Scops Owl - Otus mayottensis and Torotoroka Scops Owl - Otus madagascariensis were formerly included in this species

Habitat

Rainforests

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Rainforest Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Rainforest_Scops_Owl

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