VU
Pemba Scops-owl Otus pembaensis



Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: Pakenham, 1937

Red List Category

Criteria: C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This species is listed as Vulnerable because it has a single small population which is continuing to decline as a result of habitat loss and degradation, owing primarily to a local agricultural trend away from plantation crops and towards open farmland.



Population size: 3000 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 1,700 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Realm - Afrotropical
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pemba Scops-owl Otus pembaensis. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pemba-scops-owl-otus-pembaensis on 25/12/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 25/12/2024.