Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Full reference: J. C. Rando, J. A. Alcover, S. L. Olson and H. Pieper. 2013. A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3647:343-357
Belongs to Otus according to J. C. Rando et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Otus flammeolus, Otus grucheti, Otus guidlayi, Otus guildayi, Otus lempiji, Otus manadensis, Otus mauli, Otus murivorus, Otus rutilus, Otus sauzieri, Otus scops, Otus trichopsis
Type specimen: MCMa 1779.012, a set of limb elements (right tarsometatarsus). Its type locality is Gruta de Água de Pau, São Miguel Island, which is in a Holocene cave siliciclastic in Portugal.
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution: found only at Gruta de Água de Pau, São Miguel Island
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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