Japanese Scops Owl

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

Overview

Japanese Scops Owl (Otus semitorques) is a species of Owls (Strigidae) in the order Owls.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Otus; binomial: Otus semitorques; authority: Temminck & Schlegel, 1845.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic.

Conservation Status

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

Remarks

Otus semitorques is split from Otus bakkamoena (König et al. 1999; followed in Clements 2007).

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