Pemba Scops Owl
Otus pembaensis Pakenham, 1937
Strigidae — Owls
Pemba Scops Owl, Otus pembaensis, is an owl in the family Strigidae found on Pemba Island off Tanzania, in Africa. It was described by Pakenham in 1937. It is confined to wooded places on the island, from native forest to plantations that have become overgrown, though it is most often encountered in native forest. The bird has short ear-tufts and comes in two colour forms, one brown and one rufous. A pale band on the scapulars is present in both forms, and the bill is black.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Africa: Pemba I. (off Tanzania)
