- Otus manadensis
Identification
18-23 cm
A relatively variable species of either brown or rufous phase. Eyes are yellow to orange.
Distribution
Endemic to Sulawesi and some small, nearby islands. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Sula Scops Owl (Otus sulaensis), Siau Scops Owl (Otus siaoensis) and Banggai Scops Owl (Otus mendeni) have recently been split from this species.
Habitat
Forest, both primary and secondary, from sea level to rather high elevations
Behaviour
Food is presumed to include insects and other small animals including vertebrates.
Vocalisation
Frequently heard is a single note that lasts for less than 1 second and is described as "mournful".
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Kirwan, G. M., D. W. Holt, J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, R. Berkley, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J. L. Rangel Salazar, K. P. Segars, and K. L. Wood (2022). Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis), version 2.1. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney and P. N. Maleko, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.susowl1.02.1
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sulawesi Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 28 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulawesi_Scops_Owl
External Links
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