Everett's scops owl

Everett's scops owl
Not recognized (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. everetti
Binomial name
Otus everetti
Tweeddale, 1879

Everett's scops owl (Otus everetti) is an owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. Everett's scops owls prey at night on insects. They live alone or in monogamous pairs. They breed throughout the year, laying clutches of 1-2 eggs. They nest in trees holes of forests of the Philippine lowlands. They are found on Bohol, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Mindando and Basilan. They were formerly classified as a subspecies of the Philippine scops owl.

References

    This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, August 25, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.