Mentawai scops owl

Mentawai scops owl
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Otus
Species:	O. mentawi
Binomial name
Otus mentawi Chasen & Kloss, 1926

The Mentawai scops owl (Otus mentawi) is endemic to larger islands of Mentawai, off west Sumatra, Indonesia.

References

1. BirdLife International (2016). "Otus mentawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T22688713A93206881. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688713A93206881.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

• BirdLife.org Species Factsheet: Otus mentawi (Mentawai scops owl)
• Owl Pages.com: Mentawai scops owl