Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Dutch | Molukse Dwergooruil |
| English (UK) | Moluccan Scops Owl |
| English (United States) | Moluccan Scops-Owl |
| French | Petit-duc mystérieux |
| German | Molukken-Zwergohreule |
| Indonesian | Celepuk maluku |
| Japanese | モルッカコノハズク |
| Norwegian | trollugle |
| Polish | syczek molucki |
| Russian | Молуккская совка |
| Serbian | Molučki ćuk |
| Slovak | výrik molucký |
| Spanish | Autillo Moluqueño |
| Spanish (Spain) | Autillo moluqueño |
| Swedish | moluckdvärguv |
| Turkish | Maluku İshakkuşu |
Revision Notes
Guy M. Kirwan revised and standardized the account's content with Clements taxonomy. Philipp N. Maleko curated the media and copyedited the account.
Otus magicus (Müller, S, 1841)
PROTONYM:
Strix magica
Müller, S, 1841. Verhandlungen Nat.Gesch. [Temminck] Land-Volk. pt4, p.110,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Amboina.
Definitions
- OTUS
- otus
- magica / magicus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
SPECIES
Moluccan Scops-Owl Otus magicus Scientific name definitions
Guy M. Kirwan, Denver W. Holt, Josep del Hoyo, Nigel Collar, Regan Berkley, Caroline Deppe, Paula L. Enríquez, Julie L. Petersen, José Luis Rangel Salazar, Kelley P. Segars, and Kristin L. Wood
Version: 2.0 — Published March 5, 2022
Version: 2.0 — Published March 5, 2022
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Distribution
Introduction
As its name suggests the Moluccan Scops-Owl is distributed widely on the islands of the Moluccas, in eastern Indonesia. In the north Moluccas, it occurs on Morotai, Ternate, Halmahera, Kasiruta, Bacan, and Obi. In the Central Moluccas, this owl has been found on Ambon, Seram, and Buru. The subspecies albiventris is found in Nusa Tengarra (the Lesser Sundas), on Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Lembata, and Wetar (8).
Historical Changes to the Distribution
No historical changes to the species' distribution have been reported.