Nicobar Scops-Owl
- Scientific name
- Otus alius
- Family
- Strigidae
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Rounded
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Why it matters
The Nicobar Scops-Owl is a rare species known primarily from a single specimen collected on Great Nicobar Island, making it one of the most enigmatic birds in the region. Its rounded wings and tail are distinct morphological features that help define its identity among the diverse owls of the Indian Ocean archipelago.
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