The Sula scops owl (Otus sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands of Indonesia. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species (Otus sulensis), others a subspecies of the Sulawesi scops owl, and yet others a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl.[2]
Sula scops owl | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Otus |
Species: | O. sulaensis
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Binomial name | |
Otus sulaensis (Hartert, 1898)
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Synonyms | |
Otus sulaensis |
References
edit- ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Otus sulaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T62290539A95195072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290539A95195072.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. "The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6."