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The Annobón scops owl (Otus feae) is an owl endemic to the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobón. The current population is estimated to be around 50-249 individuals, with the population declining due to habitat alteration and destruction.[1] When describing the species in 1903, Tommaso Salvadori noted that the birds were abundant in wooded areas at altitudes of 400–500 metres on the island.[3] Few sightings of the bird have been reported since then.[4]

Little data is known about the Annobón scops owl. It is considered to have similar characteristics to the African scops owl, apart from a smaller wing length (about 120–135 mm).[5]

References

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2018) [amended version of 2017 assessment]. "Otus feae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T61915272A125407816. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T61915272A125407816.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Salvadori, Tommaso (1903). "Contribuzioni alla ornitologia delle Isole del Golfo di Guinea. III - Ucelli di Anno-Bom e di Fernando Po". Memorie della Reale accademia delle scienze di Torino (in Italian). 53 (2): 93–125. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  4. ^ Harrison, Michael J.S. (1990). "A Recent Survey of the Birds of Pagalu (Annobon)" (PDF). Malimbus. 11 (2). West African Ornithological Society: 135–143. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Annobon Scops-owl (Otus feae)". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions. Retrieved 7 April 2017.


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