Reunion Scops Owl
Reunion Scops Owl (<em>Otus grucheti</em>) is a species of Owls (<em>Strigidae</em>) in the order Owls.
Overview
Reunion Scops Owl (Otus grucheti) is a species of Owls (Strigidae) in the order Owls.
Scientific Classification
Genus: Otus; binomial: Otus grucheti; authority: (Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994).
Distribution
Breeding range: the Indian Ocean.
Conservation Status
This taxon is listed as Extinct in the IOC World Bird List.
Remarks
Formerly attibuted to the endemic Mascarene genus Mascarenotus but that genus is embedded in Otus and is sister to other Indian Ocean taxa in that genus (Louchart et al. 2018). See Cheke & Hume (2008). Change English name from Reunion Owl to Reunion Scops Owl to align with other major world bird lists.
