Rajah scops owl

Rajah scops owl
Adult O. b. solokensis from Mt. Kerinci, Sumatra.
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. brookii
Binomial name
Otus brookii
(Sharpe, 1892)
Subspecies

O. b. brooki (Sharpe, 1892)
O. b. solokensis (Hartert, 1893)

The Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii) is a species of owl found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The bird is named after James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.[3] Based on patterns of speciation in other endemic montane bird species of the same region, it may potentially have to be split into two distinct species; if so, the name Otus brookii would be restricted to just the Bornean population.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Otus brookii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22688703A130155259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22688703A130155259.en. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Duncan, James R. (2003). Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books. pp. 206. ISBN 9781552978450.
  4. ^ "Bornean Rajah scops owl rediscovered after 125 years". phys.org. Retrieved 2021-05-07.