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LCLeast ConcernEndemicInvertebrates
ForestMedium · 123 g
ForestMedium · 123 g
When to see the Mentawai Scops Owl
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is June, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Mentawai Scops Owl
Regular range
The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Mentawai Scops Owl
The Mentawai scops owl is endemic to larger islands of Mentawai, off west Sumatra, Indonesia.
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Easily confused with
Mayotte Scops OwlOtus mayottensisThe Mayotte scops owl is very similar to the rainforest scops owl (O. rutilus) with which it was once considered conspecific.
Simeulue Scops OwlOtus umbraThe Simeulue scops owl is an owl species endemic to the island of Simeulue, Indonesia.
Sangihe Scops OwlOtus collariThe Sangihe scops owl has a brown complexion to it.
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