Siau Scops Owl
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The Siau Scops Owl, Otus manadensis siaoensis is a critically endangered owl
and may be extinct. They live on Siau Island, north of Sulawesi
, Indonesia
and are (were) forest dwellers. The species is only known from a single holotype
from 1866 although there have been some local reports in recent years. Even so their population (which was small to begin with because of limited range) is being devastated by loss of habitat due to excessive logging of the forest on the island and there would be very few if any individuals left.
The taxanomic arrangement for this owl has not been fully worked out. Some consider it a distinct species, others a subspecies of the Sulawesi Scops Owl
and others a subspecies of the Moluccan Scops Owl
.
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
and may be extinct. They live on Siau Island, north of Sulawesi
Sulawesi
Sulawesi is one of the four larger Sunda Islands of Indonesia and is situated between Borneo and the Maluku Islands. In Indonesia, only Sumatra, Borneo, and Papua are larger in territory, and only Java and Sumatra have larger Indonesian populations.- Etymology :The Portuguese were the first to...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and are (were) forest dwellers. The species is only known from a single holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
from 1866 although there have been some local reports in recent years. Even so their population (which was small to begin with because of limited range) is being devastated by loss of habitat due to excessive logging of the forest on the island and there would be very few if any individuals left.
The taxanomic arrangement for this owl has not been fully worked out. Some consider it a distinct species, others a subspecies of the Sulawesi Scops Owl
Sulawesi Scops Owl
The Sulawesi Scops Owl is an owl found in southeast Asia.-References:*...
and others a subspecies of the Moluccan Scops Owl
Moluccan Scops Owl
The Moluccan Scops Owl is an owl found in Asia.-References:**...
.