Wetar Scops-Owl

Otus tempestatis

Least Concern

The Wetar Scops-Owl is an owl of Wetar and nearby Lesser Sunda islands. 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

Wetar Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in Wetar and nearby Lesser Sunda islands

Population

≈ Unknown

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