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Flores Scops-owl Otus alfredi



Family: Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Authority: (Hartert, 1897)

Red List Category

Criteria: B1ab(ii,iii,iv,v);C2a(ii)

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Justification of Red List category
This owl is known from only two locations in a very small range, within which its very small population is in decline as a result of continuing habitat loss and degradation. For these reasons it is classified as Endangered.



Population size: 250-2499 mature individuals

Population trend: decreasing

Extent of occurrence (breeding/resident): 3,500 km2

Country endemic: yes

Attributes
Land-mass type - oceanic island
Realm - Oceanian
IUCN System - Terrestrial

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Flores Scops-owl Otus alfredi. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/flores-scops-owl-otus-alfredi on 23/12/2024.
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 23/12/2024.