Introduction
The Mentawai Scops Owl is a small owl with not very prominent ear-tufts.
Photo Gallery (2 pictures)
Information
Distribution: Mentawai Islands off western Sumatra.
Range of the Mentawai Scops Owl Otus mentawi
Status: Listed as 'Near Threatened' by Birdlife International.
Original Description: Chasen, Frederick Nutter, & Kloss. 1926. Ibis, 12th Series, vol. 2: p. 279.
