- Otus mendeni
Identification
- Short but noticeable ear tufts
- Upperside brownish to greyish-brown, with white spots on scapulars
- Underside rufous, brown and/or grey, with stripes and vermiculations
- Short supercilium from bill to above middle of eye
- Eyes yellow
- Partly feathers legs
Distribution
Australasia: Banggai Islands (Peleng and Labobo)
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Banggai Scops Owl was formerly included in Sulawesi Scops Owl.
Habitat
Forest, both primary and secondary, from sea level to at least 900 m asl.
Behaviour
Food is expected to include insects and other small animals.
Vocalisation
A fast trill lasting about one second, seemingly with the highest pitch in the middle.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F, D Donsker, and P Rasmussen (Eds). 2022. IOC World Bird List (v 12.2) DRAFT. Doi 10.14344/IOC.ML.12.2. http://www.worldbirdnames.org/
- Kirwan, G. M., D. W. Holt, J. del Hoyo, N. Collar, R. Berkley, C. Deppe, P. L. Enríquez, J. L. Petersen, J. L. Rangel Salazar, K. P. Segars, and K. L. Wood (2022). Banggai Scops-Owl (Otus mendeni), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (B. K. Keeney and P. N. Maleko, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.sulsco5.01
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Banggai Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Banggai_Scops_Owl
