Moluccan Scops Owl ~ Otus magicus

Introduction

The Moluccan Scops Owl is a small owl with short but prominent ear-tufts.

Photo Gallery (4 pictures)

Sound Gallery

Typical call - Halmahera, Indonesia. © Dave Farrow.

Information

Distribution: Lesser Sundas, Moluccas, and possibly the Aru Islands.

Range of the Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus

Status: Locally common in many areas.

Original Description: Müller, Salomon. 1841. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen [Annals of the Natural History of the Dutch Overseas Possessions], Pt. 4, p. 110.