Arabian Scops Owl

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Arabian Scops Owl (<em>Otus pamelae</em>) is a species of Owls (<em>Strigidae</em>) in the order Owls.

Overview

Arabian Scops Owl (Otus pamelae) is a species of Owls (Strigidae) in the order Owls.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Otus; binomial: Otus pamelae; authority: Bates, GL, 1937.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

O. pamelae is well differentiated genetically, phylogenetically, morphologically and vocally from all ssp. of O. senegalensis (Pons et al. 2013; Collar & Boesman 2020).

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