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Otus beccarii (Biak Scops Owl)

Synonyms: Scops beccarii

Wikipedia Abstract

The Biak scops owl is an owl endemic to the twin islands of Biak-Supiori in Geelvink Bay, Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia. It is classified as endangered due to its very small range and destruction of its habitat. Biak Scops Owls (Scops beccarii Salvadori) are 20–25 cm birds from the Genus Outs contain 45 other species. Biak Scops are frequently seen as dark brown and dark rufous forms with long ear tufts and pale a whitish brown facial disc. Baik's are very small creatures, but have hoarse, corvid- like voices. Their diet mostly consist of small vertebrates or insects, although due to being an ongoing decline they are seldomly seen; however, most are found in Blaik Island in heavy wooded areas near villages in Supiori Islands off northwest New Guinea. However, the reproducing of Bi
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Otus beccarii

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
53
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.14555
EDGE Score: 4.17691

Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  100 %
Forages - Canopy [1]  20 %
Forages - Mid-High [1]  20 %
Forages - Understory [1]  20 %
Forages - Ground [1]  40 %
Nocturnal [1]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [2]  11

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Pulau Supriori Nature Reserve 103784 Papua, Indonesia    

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
2Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0