Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Comoro Scops-owl (Otus pauliani) - HBW 5, p. 169

French: Petit-duc du Karthala German: Komoreneule Spanish: Autillo de las Comores
Other common names: Grand Comoro Scops-owl

Taxonomy: Otus rutilus pauliani Benson, 1960, La Convalescence, 1700 m, Grand Comoro.
Probably forms superspecies with O. capnodes, O. moheliensis and O. rutilus. Often considered race of O. rutilus, but clear differences in vocalizations, morphology and habitat preferences indicate separate species. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mt Karthala on Grand Comoro (Njazidja), in Comoro Is.