Nicobar scops owl

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Nicobar scops owl
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CITES Appendix II (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. alius
Binomial name
Otus alius
Rasmussen, 1998

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. [1]

Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests. It has an uncertain status but is thought to be rare or endangered. [1] It was originally discovered by Pamela C. Rasmussen in 1998. [3] Very little is known about this species, but individuals have been reported to consume spiders, beetles, and geckos. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 BirdLife International (2019). "Otus alius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T22728447A152511952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22728447A152511952.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club (BBOC) 118: p 143-151, pl. 3.


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