Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Madagascar Long-eared Owl (Asio madagascariensis) - HBW 5, p. 241
French: Hibou malgache
German: Madagaskar-Waldohreule
Spanish: Búho Malgache
Other common names: Madagascar/Mascarene Owl
Taxonomy: Otus Madagascariensis A. Smith, 1834, Madagascar.
Forms superspecies with A. otus and A. abyssinicus. Has been treated as race of A. otus; considered specifically distinct on grounds of historic isolation, smaller size, darker eyes and more orange-yellow plumage. Monotypic.
Distribution: Madagascar.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Bird at day roost Locality Mantady Forest, Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
mark sutton 27 November 2012 21 weeks ago 29 sec 4 -
A bird at it's daytime roost. Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
Paul Clarke 18 September 2011 49 weeks ago 19 sec 3.6 -
A bird flying from a branch to another Locality Andasibe (Perinet)-Mantadia National Park, Toamasina Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
herve jacob 6 November 2008 4 years ago 15 sec 3
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Adult
Locality Tsimbazaza Zoo, Antananarivo, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar (Monotypic species)
nlb.birder 7 November 2007 3 years ago 3
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