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Rajah scops owl

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Rajah scops owl
Juvenile Rajah scops owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Species:
O. brookii
Binomial name
Otus brookii
(Sharpe, 1892)

The Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii) is found in Borneo and Sumatra. There are two subspecies.

The bird is named for James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN
  2. ^ Duncan, James R. (2003). Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books. p. 206. ISBN 9781552978450.


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