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Palau Scops Owl
Otus podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
Most records: Palau
Where and when it's recorded
Palau Scops Owl has been recorded at 1 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.
Records by month Northern Hemisphere
Where it's recorded most
- Long Island Park & Conservation AreaPalau9 records
Countries and regions with the most records
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Questions
Where does the Palau Scops Owl live?
Its breeding range: Pacific Ocean: Palau (western Caroline Islands, western Micronesia). It is most often recorded in Palau.
What family is the Palau Scops Owl in?
It belongs to the family Owls (Strigidae), order Strigiformes.
Range
Pacific Ocean: Palau (western Caroline Islands, western Micronesia)
Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2
Classification
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Owls Strigidae
- Genus
- Otus
Other birds in the genus Otus
Giant Scops OwlOtus gurneyi
White-fronted Scops OwlOtus sagittatus
Reddish Scops OwlOtus rufescens
Serendib Scops OwlOtus thilohoffmanni
Sandy Scops OwlOtus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops OwlOtus ireneae
Andaman Scops OwlOtus balli
Flores Scops OwlOtus alfredi
Mountain Scops OwlOtus spilocephalus
Javan Scops OwlOtus angelinae
Mindanao Scops OwlOtus mirus
Luzon Scops OwlOtus longicornis
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