Negros scops owl
The Negros scops owl (Otus nigrorum) is an owl, endemic to the island of Negros in the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. Negros scops owls prey at night on insects. They live alone or in monogamous pairs. They breed throughout the year, laying clutches of 1–2 eggs. They nest in tree hollows in forests of the Philippine lowlands. They were formerly classified as a subspecies of the Philippine scops owl.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Otus |
| Species: | O. nigrorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Otus nigrorum Rand, 1950 | |
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- BirdLife International (2017). "Otus nigrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22725062A119425323. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22725062A119425323.en. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Dickinson, E.C., R.S. Kennedy, and K.C. Parkes. 1991. The birds of the Philippines. An annotated check-list. British Ornithologists' Union Check-list number 12. British Ornithologists' Union, London.
- Miranda, Hector C.; Brooks, Daniel M.; Kennedy, Robert S. (2011). "Phylogeny and Taxonomic Review of Philippine Lowland Scops Owls (Strigiformes): Parallel Diversification of Highland and Lowland Clades". The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 123 (3): 441. doi:10.1676/10-185.1.
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