Japanese Scops Owl

Otus semitorques - Petit-duc du Japon

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Strigiformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigidés

  • Genus
    :

    Otus

  • Species
    :

    semitorques

Descriptor

Temminck Schlegel, 1845

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 25 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 60 à 66 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Japanese Scops Owl (Otus semitorques) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

  • Otus semitorques semitorques (Kuril Is. and Hokkaido south to Yakushima)
  • Otus semitorques ussuriensis (ne China, se Siberia, Korea)
  • Otus semitorques pryeri (Izu and Ryukyu Is.)

Foreign names

  • Petit-duc du Japon,
  • Autillo japonés,
  • mocho-de-orelhas-japonês,
  • Japan-Zwergohreule,
  • japán füleskuvik,
  • Japanse Dwergooruil,
  • Assiolo del Giappone,
  • japansk dvärguv,
  • Kamiugle,
  • výrik japonský,
  • výreček japonský,
  • Japansk Dværghornugle,
  • xot del Japó,
  • syczek półobrożny,
  • Японская совка,
  • オオコノハズク,
  • 北领角鸮,
  • japansk dvärguv,
  • 日本角鴞,

Voice song and call

Habitat

Forest : Temperate ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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