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Ryukyu Scops-Owl
Plate 1 of 3. (c) Attila Steiner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Attila Steiner · via iNaturalist
IUCN NT · Near threatened

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Ryukyu Scops-Owl

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Ryukyu Scops-Owl

Otus elegans

The Ryūkyū scops-owl or elegant scops-owl (Otus elegans) is a small rufous-brown owl with a brown face disk and a cinnamon facial ruff. The bill is olive-grey and it has yellow eyes.

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