Siau Scops-Owl

Otus siaoensis

Critically Endangered

The Siau Scops-Owl is an owl of Siau Island in northern Indonesia. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Siau Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in Siau Island in northern Indonesia

Population

≈ 50-250

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