The Nicobar scops owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar island. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
Rasmussen, PC 1998
Reference:
Bull. Brit. Orn. Club
118 p.143 [143-151 pl.3]
Protonym:
Otus alius
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123804#page/543/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
29998B5FF96459E0
Avibase ID:
avibase-29998B5F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/29998B5F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686652
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc de Nicobar ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2022: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
Clements, version 2023: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
Clements, version 2024: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2017: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2018: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.52: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.53: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.54: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 5] |
eBird version 1.55: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 5] |
eBird version 2015: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 5] |
eBird version 2016: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 5] |
eBird version 2017: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 5] |
eBird version 2018: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2019: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2021: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
eBird version 2022: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
eBird version 2023: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
eBird version 2024: Nicobar Scops-Owl ( Otus alius) [version 7] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 2] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 4] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 4] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Nicobar Scops-owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) [version 6] |
Oriental Bird Club: Nicobar Scops Owl ( Otus alius) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus alius [version 2] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus alius [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Otus [manadensis, siaoensis, sulaensis, collari or alius]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
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