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Extinct

Rodrigues Scops Owl

Otus murivorus

Rodrigues Scops Owl (Otus murivorus) — Owls of Oceans & Seabirds.

The Rodrigues Scops Owl (Otus murivorus) is a member of the Strigidae family found in Oceans & Seabirds. The IUCN Red List lists it as Extinct.

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Conservation status

IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)
EX Extinct

No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Strigiformes
  3. Family Strigidae Owls
  4. Genus Otus
  5. Species murivorus

Where it lives

Rodrigues (eastern Mascarenes)

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Rodrigues Scops Owl (Otus murivorus) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in Oceans & Seabirds — Rodrigues (e Mascarenes).

Conservation

Extinct

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