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- Otus manadensis
Identification
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
References
- 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/
- 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
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Sulawesi Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 8 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Sulawesi_Scops_Owl
