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Sulawesi Scops Owl
Otus manadensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
Strigidae — Owls
Sulawesi Scops Owl, Otus manadensis, is an owl of Sulawesi in Indonesia, with a breeding range that also includes Salayar, Kabaena, Muna, Butung and Wowoni. It belongs to the family Strigidae and the order Strigiformes. The Banggai Scops Owl was once treated as the same species, but the IOC recognised it separately in 2021. Described by Quoy and Gaimard in 1832, it is part of the owl fauna of this island group.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae — Owls
- Breeding range
- Australasia: Sulawesi, Salayar (s of sw Sulawesi), Kabaena, Muna, Butung (=Buton) and Wowoni (se of se Sulawesi)
