Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae
Alternative combinations: Mascarenotus sauzieri, Strix sauzieri
Synonym: Strix newtoni Rothschild 1907
Full reference: E. Newton and H. Gadow. 1893. On additional bones of the Dodo and other extinct birds of Mauritius obtained by Mr. Théodore Sauzier. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 13:281-302
Belongs to Otus according to A. Louchart et al. 2018
See also Cowles 1994, Lambrecht 1933, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1994 and Newton and Gadow 1893
Sister taxa: Otus flammeolus, Otus frutuosoi, Otus grucheti, Otus guidlayi, Otus guildayi, Otus lempiji, Otus manadensis, Otus mauli, Otus murivorus, Otus rutilus, Otus scops, Otus trichopsis
Type specimens:
- Otus sauzieri: Its type locality is Mare aux Songes swamp (Sauzier collection), which is in a Holocene mire/swamp peat in Mauritius
- Strix newtoni:
Ecology: volant carnivore-insectivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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