Annobón scops owl
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. feae
Binomial name
Otus feae
(Salvadori, 1903)
Location of Annobón

The Annobón scops owl (Otus feae) is an owl endemic to the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobón. The current population is estimated to be around 50-249 individuals, with the population declining due to habitat alteration and destruction.[1] When describing the species in 1903, Tommaso Salvadori noted that the birds were abundant in wooded areas at altitudes of 400–500 metres on the island.[3] Few sightings of the bird have been reported since then.[4]

Little data is known about the Annobón scops owl. It is considered to have similar characteristics to the African scops owl, apart from a smaller wing length (about 120–135 mm).[5]

References

  1. 1 2 BirdLife International (2018) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Otus feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61915272A125407816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T61915272A125407816.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ Salvadori, Tommaso (1903). "Contribuzioni alla ornitologia delle Isole del Golfo di Guinea. III - Ucelli di Anno-Bom e di Fernando Po". Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino (in Italian). 53 (2): 93–125. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Harrison, Michael J.S. (1990). "A Recent Survey of the Birds of Pagalu (Annobon)" (PDF). Malimbus. West African Ornithological Society. 11 (2): 135–143. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Annobon Scops-owl (Otus feae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 7 April 2017.


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