Nicobar scops owl

Nicobar scops owl
CITES Appendix II 
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. alius
Binomial name
Otus alius
Rasmussen, 1998

The Nicobar scops owl (Otus alius) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar island.

Its natural habitat consists of tropical moist lowland forests. The IUCN has assessed this species as Near Threatened. It was originally described by Pamela C. Rasmussen in 1998. Very little is known about this species, but individuals have been reported to consume spiders, beetles, and geckos.

References

  1. 1 2 3 BirdLife International (2019). "Otus alius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T22728447A152511952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22728447A152511952.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ Rasmussen, Pamela (1998). "A new Scops-owl from the Great Nicobar Island". Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club. 118 (3): 141–153 [143–151, pl. 3].
  4. ↑ Holt, Denver W.; Berkley, Regan; Deppe, Caroline; Enríquez, Paula L.; Petersen, Julie L.; Rangel Salazar, José Luis; Segars, Kelley P.; Wood, Kristin L.; Sharpe, Chris (4 March 2020). "Nicobar Scops-Owl (Otus alius)". Birds of the World. Cornell Lab of Ornithology. doi:10.2173/bow.nicsco1.01. Retrieved 3 June 2026.