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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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18-23 cm<br />
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A relatively variable species with those from Sulawesi either brown or rufous phase, those from Banggay darker brownish-grey and those from Kaledupa paler brown-grey. Eyes are yellow to orange.
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[Sulawesi]] and adjacent islands in [[Indonesia]].
 
[[Sulawesi]] and adjacent islands in [[Indonesia]].
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Forest, both primary and secondary, from sea level to rather high elevations
 
Forest, both primary and secondary, from sea level to rather high elevations
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Vocalizations seems to depend on subspecies but still needs further study.
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Holt, D. W., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, R. Berkley, J. S. Marks, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J.L. Rangel Salazar, K.P. Segars, and K.L. Wood (2020). Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.susowl1.01  
 
#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Holt, D. W., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, R. Berkley, J. S. Marks, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J.L. Rangel Salazar, K.P. Segars, and K.L. Wood (2020). Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.susowl1.01  

Revision as of 21:33, 20 February 2021

Photo by martinuk
Tangkoko National Park, Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia, October 2009
Otus manadensis

Identification

18-23 cm
A relatively variable species with those from Sulawesi either brown or rufous phase, those from Banggay darker brownish-grey and those from Kaledupa paler brown-grey. Eyes are yellow to orange.

Distribution

Sulawesi and adjacent islands in Indonesia.

Taxonomy

Three subspecies are recognized[1].

  • O. m. manadensis
    • Sulawesi
  • O. m. mendeni
    • Banggai Islands (Peleng and Labobo)
  • O. m. kalidupae
    • Kaledupa Island (Tukangbesi Islands)

Sula Scops Owl (Otus sulaensis) and Siau Scops Owl (Otus siaoensis) have recently been split from this species.

Habitat

Forest, both primary and secondary, from sea level to rather high elevations

Behaviour

Vocalizations seems to depend on subspecies but still needs further study.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Holt, D. W., J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, R. Berkley, J. S. Marks, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J.L. Rangel Salazar, K.P. Segars, and K.L. Wood (2020). Sulawesi Scops-Owl (Otus manadensis), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (S. M. Billerman, B. K. Keeney, P. G. Rodewald, and T. S. Schulenberg, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.susowl1.01

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