Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Palau Owl (Pyrroglaux podarginus) - HBW 5, p. 182

French: Petit-duc des Palau German: Palaueule Spanish: Autillo de las Palau
Other common names: Palau Scops-owl

Taxonomy: Noctua podargina Hartlaub and Finsch, 1872, Palau Islands.
Often placed in Otus, but appears to be more distantly related to that genus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Palau Is (Babelthuap, Koror, Peleliu and Angaur).