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Wetar Scops-Owl
Otus tempestatis (Hartert, EJO 1904)
The Wetar scops owl is an owl endemic to Wetar of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl, but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and the International Ornithological Congress followed suit in 2022. Source: Wikipedia
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Scientific:
Otus tempestatis
Original description
Citation:
(Hartert, EJO 1904)
Reference:
Novit. Zool.
11 p.190
Protonym:
Pisorhina manadensis tempestatis
Type locality:
Wetar Island.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/24181#page/204/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
B4C59425562FF1A2
Avibase ID:
avibase-B4C59425
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/B4C59425
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686831
English:
Wetar Scops-Owl
Catalan:
Xot de l'illa Wetar
Czech:
výreček wetarský
Danish:
Wetar-dværghornugle
German:
Wetar-Zwergohreule
Spanish:
Autillo de Wetar
French:
Petit-duc de Wetar
Croatian:
prugastokrili ćuk
Dutch:
Wetardwergooruil
Norwegian:
sjamanugle
Polish:
syczek leśny
Portuguese:
mocho-de-orelhas-de-wetar
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d'orelhas-de-wetar
Slovak:
výrik wetarský
Swedish:
wetardvärguv
Ukrainian:
сплюшка ветарська
Chinese:
韦塔岛角鸮
Wetar Scops-Owl
Catalan:
Xot de l'illa Wetar
Czech:
výreček wetarský
Danish:
Wetar-dværghornugle
German:
Wetar-Zwergohreule
Spanish:
Autillo de Wetar
French:
Petit-duc de Wetar
Croatian:
prugastokrili ćuk
Dutch:
Wetardwergooruil
Norwegian:
sjamanugle
Polish:
syczek leśny
Portuguese:
mocho-de-orelhas-de-wetar
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d'orelhas-de-wetar
Slovak:
výrik wetarský
Swedish:
wetardvärguv
Ukrainian:
сплюшка ветарська
Chinese:
韦塔岛角鸮
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2021: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2023: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| Clements, version 2024: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 5] |
| eBird version 1.55: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 5] |
| eBird version 2015: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 5] |
| eBird version 2016: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 5] |
| eBird version 2017: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 5] |
| eBird version 2018: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar) ( Otus magicus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| eBird version 2023: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| eBird version 2024: Wetar Scops-Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 7] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Otus magicus tempestatis |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 4] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 4] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Wetar Scops-owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Wetar Scops Owl ( Otus tempestatis) [version 6] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Otus manadensis tempestatis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Otus manadensis tempestatis |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 2] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus magicus tempestatis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Otus [magicus or tempestatis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Xot de l'illa Wetar
Czech: výreček wetarský
Danish: Wetar-dværghornugle
German: Molukken-Zwergohreule (tempestatis), Wetar-Zwergohreule
English: Moluccan Scops-Owl (tempestatis), Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar), Wetar Scops Owl, Wetar Scops-owl
English (United Kingdom): Moluccan Scops Owl (Wetar)
English, HBW: Wetar Scops-owl
English (IOC): Moluccan Scops Owl (Wetar)
English (United States): Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar)
Spanish: Autillo de Wetar, Autillo Moluqueño (tempestatis)
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Moluqueño (tempestatis)
Spanish (HBW): Moluccan Scops-Owl (Wetar)
Estonian: wetari päll
French: Petit-duc de Wetar, Petit-duc mystérieux (tempestatis)
Croatian: prugastokrili ćuk
Japanese (romaji): morukkakonohazuku (tempestatis)
Japanese: モルッカコノハズク (tempestatis), モルッカコノハズク（tempestatis）
Scientific: Otus magicus tempestatis, Otus manadensis tempestatis, Otus tempestatis, Pisorhina manadensis tempestatis
Dutch: Molukse Dwergooruil (tempestatis), Wetardwergooruil
Norwegian: sjamanugle, trollugle (tempestatis)
Polish: syczek leśny, syczek molucki (tempestatis)
Portuguese: mocho-de-orelhas-de-wetar
Portuguese (Portugal): mocho-d'orelhas-das-molucas (tempestatis), mocho-d'orelhas-de-wetar
Russian: Молуккская совка (tempestatis)
Slovak: výrik wetarský, výrik wetarský (skup.)
Swedish: moluckdvärguv (tempestatis), wetardvärguv
Turkish: Maluku ishakkuşu (tempestatis), Maluku İshakkuşu (tempestatis), Molukka Puhucuğu (tempestatis)
Ukrainian: сплюшка ветарська
Chinese: 韦塔岛角鸮
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