Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Sangihe Scops-owl (Otus collari) - HBW 5, p. 167
French: Petit-duc de Sangihe
German: Sangiheeule
Spanish: Autillo de la Sangihe
Taxonomy: Otus collari Lambert and Rasmussen, 1998, Sangihe Island, Indonesia.
Probably forms superspecies with O. elegans and O. manadensis. Original specimens, collected in 1866 and 1867, thought to be same species as O. manadensis. Subsequent authors placed it very tentatively with O. magicus, though without critical examination of specimens, and more recently again with O. manadensis, still without real knowledge of vocalizations or morphology. Later, in 1996, photographs and taped vocalizations revealed some differences from both O. manadensis and O. magicus; despite strong similarities with some individuals of O... View all taxonomy...
Probably forms superspecies with O. elegans and O. manadensis. Original specimens, collected in 1866 and 1867, thought to be same species as O. manadensis. Subsequent authors placed it very tentatively with O. magicus, though without critical examination of specimens, and more recently again with O. manadensis, still without real knowledge of vocalizations or morphology. Later, in 1996, photographs and taped vocalizations revealed some differences from both O. manadensis and O. magicus; despite strong similarities with some individuals of O. manadensis, sufficient and constant morphological and vocal differences support treatment as separate species. Monotypic.
Distribution: Sangihe I, N of Sulawesi.
- Least Concern
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