Avibase: Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus] (African, Arabian or Socotra Scops Owl)

African, Arabian or Socotra Scops Owl

Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus] (= Otus senegalensis) (Swainson, WJ 1837)

The African scops owl is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia

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Classification

Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus senegalensis

Original description

Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1837)

Reference:
Naturalist's Libr. [Jardine] Ornithology, Vol.VII p.127

Protonym:
Scops Senegalensis

Type locality:
Senegal; the type is from Gambia.

Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/57924#page/137/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
CB1D776F5D3144AD

Avibase ID:
avibase-CB1D776F

Short link:
https://avibase.ca/CB1D776F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686649

Geographic range:

Otus senegalensis: widespread sub-Saharan Africa in mostly lowland and foothill wooded savanna, mopane and miombo woodland, acacia scrub, farmbush, and gardens, from southern Mauritania eastward to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and western Somalia, and southward to eastern and southern South Africa (avoiding rainforest and arid southwestern Africa)
Otus senegalensis senegalensis: widespread sub-Saharan Africa
Otus senegalensis nivosus: southeastern Kenya (lower Tana River to Lali Hills)
Otus senegalensis feae: Pagulu (Gulf of Guinea)
Otus pamelae: southern Arabian Peninsula, from southwestern Saudi Arabia to Oman
Otus socotranus: Socotra (off eastern Somalia)
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Source: Clements checklist

English:
African, Arabian or Socotra Scops Owl
French:
Petit-duc africain, P.-d. d'Arabie ou P.-d. de Socotra

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): African or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African, Arabian or Socotra Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis, pamelae or socotranus])
Birdlife checklist version 00: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04: African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc africain ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Petit-duc africain ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 3rd edition: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus senegalensis [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus senegalensis [version 1]

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