Flores scops owl | |
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Flores Scops-owl | |
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Strigiformes |
Family: | Strigidae |
Genus: | Otus |
Species: | |
Binomial name | |
Otus alfredi (Hartert, 1897) |
The Flores scops owl (Otus alfredi) is an owl endemic to the island of Flores, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss. This owl is around 19–21 cm from head to tail. They are a forest dwelling owl that is smallish in size. Some 250–2,499 individuals are estimated to be extant in the wild, dwindling due to habitat loss.
The Flores scops owl (Otus alfredi) is an owl endemic to the island of Flores, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss. This owl is around 19–21 cm from head to tail. They are a forest dwelling owl that is smallish in size. Some 250–2,499 individuals are estimated to be extant in the wild, dwindling due to habitat loss. SUNDAY, MAY 24, FROM 9-11 PM ET/PT The Cannibal in the Jungle – Two-hour scripted feature follows the story of an American scientist who was convicted of killing and cannibalizing two colleagues in. The Nage people of Flores, Indonesia describe the Ebu Gogo as having been able walkers and fast runners around 1.5m tall Sightings of Ebu-gogo were reported as late as the 20 th century. The fiction is the story of Dr. Timothy Darrow, an American ornithologist who, in 1977, travels with a team to search for a lost species in the jungles of Flores.
References[edit]
Dr Timothy Darrow Flores Indonesia Tbk
Dr Timothy Darrow Flores Indonesia Timur
- ^BirdLife International (2013). 'Otus alfredi'. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url