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Sula scops owl

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Sula scops owl
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. sulaensis
Binomial name
Otus sulaensis
(Hartert, 1898)
Synonyms

Otus sulaensis
Otus magicus sulaensis

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]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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."