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Otus alius (Nicobar Scops Owl)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Nicobar scops owl (Otus alius) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar Island. Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It has an uncertain status but is thought to be rare or endangered. It was originally discovered by Pamela C. Rasmussen in 1998. Very little is known about this species, but individuals have been reported to consume spiders, beetles, and geckos.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
31
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 6.90545
EDGE Score: 2.7607
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Attributes

Diet [1]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [1]  50 %
Diet - Invertibrates [1]  50 %
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
Campbell National Park II 106008 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  
Galathea National Park II 27182 Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  

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