Cyprus scops owl

The Cyprus scops owl (Otus cyprius) is an owl endemic to Cyprus. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Eurasian scops owl.

Cyprus scops owl
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. cyprius
Binomial name
Otus cyprius
Madarász, 1901)
Synonyms

Otus scops cyprius

References

  1. BirdLife International (2019). "Otus cyprius". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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