Rinjani scops owl

Rinjani scops owl
Two Rinjani scops owls perched on a branch
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. jolandae
Binomial name
Otus jolandae
Sangster et al., 2013

The Rinjani scops owl (Otus jolandae) is a species of scops owl found only on Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia and its neighbouring Gili Islands. The only bird species endemic to the island, it was first recognized as a separate species in September 2003[3][4] and was formally described in 2013.[5]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2017). "Otus jolandae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T61786867A117002556. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T61786867A117002556.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Unique Calls Reveal New Owl Species". Live Science. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  4. ^ "A new owl species from Indonesia is formally described". BBC News. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  5. ^ Sangster, G.; King, B. F.; Verbelen, P.; Trainor, C. R. (2013). "A new owl species of the genus Otus (Aves: Strigidae) from Lombok, Indonesia". PLOS ONE. 8 (2): e53712. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...853712S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0053712. PMC 3572129. PMID 23418422.