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Otus siaoensis (Siau Scops-owl)

Synonyms: Otus magicus siaoensis; Scops siaoensis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Siau scops owl (Otus manadensis siaoensis) is a critically endangered owl and may be extinct. They live on Siau Island, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia and are (were) forest dwellers. The species is only known from a single holotype from 1866 although there have been some local reports in recent years. Even so, their habitat is being lost to excessive logging of the forest on the island and there would be very few if any individuals left. The taxonomic arrangement for this owl has not been fully worked out. Some consider it a distinct species, others a subspecies of the Sulawesi scops owl and others a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl.
View Wikipedia Record: Otus siaoensis

Endangered Species

Status: Critically Endangered
View IUCN Record: Otus siaoensis

Attributes

Raptor Research Conservation Priority [1]  2

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Buechley 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