Okinawa Scops Owl

最後更新日期:2023年12月26日

Otus elegans elegans

Japanese Name: リュウキュウコノハズク
Chinese Name: 琉球角鴞、優雅角鴞
English Name: Okinawa Scops Owl
Origin: Ryukyu Islands

The Okinawa Scops Owl(Otus elegans)is divided into four subspecies:

  • O. e. elegans (Ryukyu Scops Owl) – Found in the Ryukyu Islands.
  • O. e. interpositus – Found in the Daito Islands.
  • O. e. botelensis (Lanyu Scops Owl) – Found on Orchid Island, Taiwan.
  • O. e. calayensis – Found in the Batanes and Babuyan Islands, northern Philippines.