Rajah scops owl
| Rajah scops owl | |
|---|---|
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| Juvenile Rajah scops owl | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Otus |
| Species: | O. brookii |
| Binomial name | |
| Otus brookii (Sharpe, 1892) | |
The Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii) is found in Borneo and Sumatra. There are two subspecies.
The bird is named for James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak.[2]
References
- ↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Otus brookii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Duncan, James R. (2003). Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival. Firefly Books. p. 206. ISBN 9781552978450.
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