
Wallace's Scops Owl
A species of Scops-owls Scientific name : Otus silvicola Genus : Scops-owls
Wallace's Scops Owl, A species of Scops-owls
Botanical name: Otus silvicola
Genus: Scops-owls
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Description

Description

Wallace's scops owl (Otus silvicola) lives on Sumbawa and Flores islands, in the Lesser Sundas chain of Indonesia. It is not rare in most of its habitat and has no subspecies except for the nominate. It is also known as the Lesser Sunda scops owl. It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist.

Size
25 cm


Scientific Classification

Phylum
Chordates Class
Birds Order
Owls Family
True owls Genus
Scops-owls Species
Wallace's Scops Owl