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Moluccan or Wetar Scops-Owl

Otus [magicus or tempestatis] (= Otus magicus) (Müller, S 1841)

The Moluccan scops owl is an owl found in the Maluku and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It closely resembles the Rinjani scops owl. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus magicus

Original description

Citation:
  (Müller, S 1841)

Reference:
   Verh. Nat. Geschied. Ned. Overz. Bezitt. Zool. Land-Volk. pt4 p.110,note

Protonym:
  Strix magica

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/56901948

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  6D6BF23F3A8EE94B

Avibase ID:
  avibase-6D6BF23F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/6D6BF23F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555379

Geographic range:

  • Otus magicus magicus: S Moluccas (Seram and Ambon)
  • Otus magicus bouruensis: Buru (s Moluccas)
  • Otus magicus morotensis: N Moluccas (Morotai and Ternate)
  • Otus magicus leucospilus: N Moluccas (Halmahera, Kasiruta and Bacan)
  • Otus magicus obira: Obi I. (central Moluccas)
  • Otus magicus albiventris: Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa, Flores, Besar, Lomblen)
  • Otus tempestatis: Wetar (Lesser Sundas)
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Source: Clements checklist
English:
Moluccan or Wetar Scops-Owl
French:
Petit-duc mystérieux ou P.-d. de Wetar

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Moluccan or Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus [magicus or tempestatis])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Moluccan Scops-Owl ( Otus magicus) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
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Clements, version 2021:
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
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Clements, version 2015:
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Clements, version 2016:
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Clements, version 2017:
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Clements, version 2018:
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Clements, version 2019:
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eBird version 1.54:
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eBird version 1.55:
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eBird version 2015:
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eBird version 2016:
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eBird version 2017:
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eBird version 2018:
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eBird version 2019:
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eBird version 2021:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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Oriental Bird Club:
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Moluccan Scops Owl ( Otus magicus) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Otus [magicus or jolandae]

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Other synonyms

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Catalan: Xot de les Moluques
Czech: výreček molucký
Danish: Molukdværghornugle, Ryukyudværghornugle
German: Molukken-zwergohreule
English: Moluccan or Wetar Scops-Owl, Moluccan Scops Owl, Moluccan Scops-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Moluccan Scops Owl
English, HBW: Moluccan/Wetar Scops-owl
English (IOC): Moluccan Scops Owl
English (United States): Moluccan Scops-Owl
Esperanto: Moluka orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo Moluqueño
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Moluqueño
Spanish (HBW): Moluccan Scops-Owl
Estonian: maluku päll
Finnish: molukkienpöllönen
French: Petit-duc mystérieux, Petit-duc mystérieux ou P.-d. de Wetar
Croatian: molučki ćuk
Hungarian: malukui füleskuvik
Indonesian: Celepuk Maluku
Italian: Assiolo delle Molucche
Japanese (romaji): morukkakonohazuku, Ryuukyuukonohazuku
Japanese: モルッカコノハズク, リュウキュウコノハズク
Scientific: Otus [magicus or tempestatis], Otus magicus, Otus magicus magicus, Strix magica
Lithuanian: Molukinis apuokėlis
Dutch: Molukse Dwergooruil, Ryukyu-dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Trollugle
Norwegian: Trollugle
Polish: syczek molucki
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-das-molucas
Russian: Молуккская совка, Совка сейшельская
Slovak: výrik molucký
Serbian: Molučki ćuk
Swedish: Moluckdvärguv, Ryukyudvärguv
Turkish: Maluku ishakkuşu, Maluku İshakkuşu, Molukka Puhucuğu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка серамська
Chinese: 摩鹿加角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 摩鹿加角鴞

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