Pemba Scops Owl (Otus pembaensis)
About the Pemba Scops Owl
The Pemba scops owl (Otus pembaensis) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Pemba Island which is part of and off the coast of Tanzania. The Pemba scops owl was formerly regarded as a subspecies of the Madagascar scops owl, Otus rutilus sensu lato, due to morphological similarities but genetic research has shown that it is closer to the clade in which the African scops owl, Otus senegalensis, is situated.
A real field recording of the Pemba Scops Owl. Press play and focus on the rhythm and pitch of each phrase.
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Our streaming copies are mirrored from the original xeno-canto file and transcoded to 96 kbps mono — a modification, so we note it here; the licence for each recording is named in its credit below.
2 recordings on this page · licensed CC BY-SA ×2 · mirrored on this server, free for commercial reuse · recorded in Tanzania · xeno-canto lists 19 recordings for this species in total.
Similar species
- African Scops OwlOtus senegalensisprofile
- Andaman Scops OwlOtus balliprofile
- Arabian Scops OwlOtus pamelaeprofile
- Banggai Scops OwlOtus mendeniprofile
- Biak Scops OwlOtus beccariiprofile
- Collared Scops OwlOtus lettiarecording
Species grouped by shared genus, family and range.