Introduction
The Ryukyu Scops Owl is a very small owl with relatively long ear-tufts. It is also known as the Elegant Scops Owl.
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Information
Distribution: Ryukyu and Daito Islands south of Japan, Lanyu Island off southeast Taiwan, and Batan, Calayan and other small islands north of Luzon in the Philippines.
Range of the Ryukyu Scops Owl Otus elegans
Status: Globally listed as 'Near Threatened' by Birdlife International.
Original Description: Cassin, John. 1852. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 6, p. 185-186.
