Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Mantanani Scops-owl (Otus mantananensis) - HBW 5, p. 165
French: Petit-duc de Mantanani
German: Philippinen-Zwergohreule
Spanish: Autillo de la Mantanani
Other common names: South Philippines Scops-owl
Taxonomy: Scops mantananensis Sharpe, 1892, Mantanani Island.
Probably forms superspecies with O. magicus, the two being closely allied to the O. manadensis superspecies. Previously treated as conspecific with O. scops or O. sunia, but vocally distinct from both. Island population off N Luzon (calayensis), included with O. elegans, sometimes placed with present species. Sulu form sibutuensis has been considered race of O. manadensis. Tumindao population (steerei) regarded as inseparable from sibutuensis. Racial allocation highly tentative, however, as no specimens known for many of is.. View all taxonomy...
Probably forms superspecies with O. magicus, the two being closely allied to the O. manadensis superspecies. Previously treated as conspecific with O. scops or O. sunia, but vocally distinct from both. Island population off N Luzon (calayensis), included with O. elegans, sometimes placed with present species. Sulu form sibutuensis has been considered race of O. manadensis. Tumindao population (steerei) regarded as inseparable from sibutuensis. Racial allocation highly tentative, however, as no specimens known for many of islands listed. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- romblonis McGregor, 1905 - Banton, Sibuyan, Romblon, Tablas, Tres Reyes and Semirara, in C Philippines.
- cuyensis McGregor, 1904 - S Calamian Is (Dicabaito, Linapacan) and Cuyo I.
- mantananensis (Sharpe, 1892) - Mantanani I, off N Borneo, and islands off S coast of Palawan.
- sibutuensis (Sharpe, 1893) - Sibutu and Tumindao, in SW Sulu Is.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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A bird taking flight, perched and looking around Locality Borneo (ssp mantananensis)
John Gregory 31 July 2004 5 years ago 36 sec 3.8 -
A bird perching and calling. Locality Palawan, Philippines (ssp mantananensis)
Daniêl Jimenez 1 March 2008 4 years ago 30 sec 3.2 -
2 birds perched during the day Locality Pandan Island, Mindoro, Philippines (ssp mantananensis)
mark sutton 1 year ago 21 sec 2.6 -
A bird in a tree at day time. Locality Tablas Island, Romblon Province, Philippines (ssp romblonis)
Desmond Allen 4 years ago 19 sec 1.8
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hiding in a bush
Locality Tablas Island, Romblon Province, Philippines (ssp romblonis)
Desmond Allen 1 January 2001 3 years ago 1.5
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bird calling Locality Romblon Island, Romblon Province, Philippines
(ssp romblonis)
Desmond Allen 1 July 2002 3 years ago 3 -
One of three males singing after dusk. Locality Rasa Island, Palawan, Philippines
(ssp mantananensis)
David Beadle 8 February 2004 12 weeks ago 0
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