Typical Owls (Strigidae)

Pemba Scops-owl (Otus pembaensis) - HBW 5, p. 169

French: Petit-duc de Pemba German: Pembaeule Spanish: Autillo de Pemba
Other common names: Russet Scops-owl

Taxonomy: Otus pembaensis Pakenham, 1937, Wete, Pemba.
Relationships unclear. Often treated as race of O. rutilus. Monotypic.

Distribution: Pemba I, off N Tanzania.