BirdLife International. 2001. Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K.
Takagi, M., Saitoh, T., Yamaguchi, N., Okabe, H., Nishiumi, I., Takeishi, M. 2015. A breeding record of the Ryukyu Scops Owl on Okinoshima, in northernmost Fukuoka, Japan. Ornithol. Sci. 14(1): 53-59.
Takagi, M.; Akatani, K.; Saito, A.; Matsui, S. 2007. Drastic decline of territorial male Daito Scops Owls on Minami-daito Island in 2006. Ornithological Science 6(1): 39-42.
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BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Ryukyu Scops-owl Otus elegans. Downloaded from
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