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Genus: Pseudoscops

A single species, Jamaican Owl.

Pseudoscops is a genus in the family Strigidae.
Striped Owl was formerly placed in this genus.

Genus Pseudoscops	view • edit

P. grammicus

Jamaican Owl

König, C. and F. Weick 2008. Owls of the World, second edition. Christopher Helm, London. ISBN 978-0-7136-6548-2
SACC Baseline read August 2009

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 ==Description==
-Two medium sized owls
+A single species, [[Jamaican Owl]].
 ==Taxonomy==
-''Pseudoscops'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Strigidae|Strigidae]].
+''Pseudoscops'' is a genus in the family [[:Category:Strigidae|Strigidae]].<br />
+[[Striped Owl]] was formerly placed in this genus.
-Some authorities<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> lists [[Striped Owl]] in genus ''[[:Category:Asio|Asio]]'', leaving Jamaican Owl as the only member of this genus; this is based on DNA results according to SACC<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup> and is therefore likely to become the future standard treatment.
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