Spotted wood owl
Appearance
Spotted wood owl | |
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Pasir Ris Park, Singapore | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Strix |
Species: | S. seloputo
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Binomial name | |
Strix seloputo Horsfield, 1821
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Synonyms | |
Strix orientalis |
The spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix. Its range is disjunct; it occurs in many regions surrounding Borneo, but not on that island itself.
The three subspecies are:
- Strix seloputo seloputo - South Myanmar and central Thailand to Singapore. Also Jambi (Sumatra) and Java.
- Strix seloputo baweana - Endemic to Bawean Island off North Java
- Strix seloputo wiepkini - Calamian Islands and Palawan (Philippines)
References
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Strix seloputo". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
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- Holt, Denver W., Berkley, Regan; Deppe, Caroline; Enríquez Rocha, Paula L.; Olsen, Penny D.; Petersen, Julie L.; Rangel Salazar, José Luis; Segars, Kelley P. & Wood, Kristin L. (1999): 94. Spotted Wood Owl. In: del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A. & Sargatal, J. (eds): Handbook of Birds of the World, Volume 5: Barn-owls to Hummingbirds: 197, plate 12. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. ISBN 84-87334-25-3
- König, Claus; Weick, Friedhelm & Becking, Jan-Hendrik (1999): Owls: A guide to the owls of the world. Yale University Press, New Haven. ISBN 0-300-07920-6
- Lewis, Deane P. (2005): OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 130.010.000 - Spotted Wood Owl - Strix seloputo. Version of 2005-APR-21. Retrieved 2007-AUG-16.