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Otus mayottensis (Mayotte Scops Owl)

Synonyms: Otus rutilus mayottensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Mayotte scops owl (Otus mayottensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.It is endemic to Comoros. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
16
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 5.09134
EDGE Score: 1.80687
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  100 grams
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  90 %
Diet - Vertibrates [2]  10 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  10 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  40 %
Forages - Understory [2]  40 %
Forages - Ground [2]  10 %
Clutch Size [1]  5
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [3]  43
Snout to Vent Length [1]  8 inches (21 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish 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
♦ 3Buechley 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