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.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Adult at roost or perhaps nest hole
Locality Pemba Island, Tanzania (Monotypic species)
Nik Borrow 17 November 2005 2 years ago 2.3
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