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Otus  Pennant, 1769
Taxonomic Serial No.: 177855

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s): Pyrroglaux Yamashina, 1938
 
    Mimizuku Hachisuka, 1934
 
    Mascarenotus Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994
 
  Common Name(s): Scops-Owls [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2025   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderStrigiformes  – Owls, chouettes, engoulevents, hiboux, Goatsuckers  
                            FamilyStrigidae  – Typical Owls, strigidés, Owls  
                               SubfamilyStriginae   
                                  GenusOtus Pennant, 1769 – Scops-Owls  
    Direct Children:  
                                     Species Otus alfredi (E. J. O. Hartert, 1897) – mocho-d'orelhas-das-flores, Petit-duc de Florès, Autillo de Flores, Flores Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus alius Rasmussen, 1998 – Autillo de Nicobar, Nicobar Scops Owl, Petit-duc des Nicobar, mocho-d'orelhas-de-nicobar 
                                     Species Otus angelinae (Finsch, 1912) – Petit-duc de Java, Autillo de Java, Javan Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-javanês 
                                     Species Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769 – mocho-de-orelhas-da-índia, Petit-duc indien, Autillo indio, Indian Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-indiano 
                                     Species Otus balli (Hume, 1873) – Petit-duc des Andaman, Autillo de Andamán, Andaman Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-das-andamão 
                                     Species Otus beccarii (Salvadori, 1876) – mocho-d'orelhas-de-biak, Biak Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Beccari, Autillo de Biak 
                                     Species Otus bikegila Melo, Freitas, Verbelen, da Costa, Pereira, Fuchs, Sangster, Correia, de Lima & Crottini, 2022 – Principe Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Principé, mocho-d'orelhas-do-príncipe 
                                     Species Otus brookii (Sharpe, 1892) – Petit-duc radjah, Autillo rajá, Rajah Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-real 
                                     Species Otus brucei (Hume, 1872) – mocho-d'orelhas-pálido, Petit-duc de Bruce, Autillo persa, Pallid Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus capnodes (J. H. Gurney Sr, 1889) – Petit-duc d'Anjouan, Autillo de Anjouan, Anjouan Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-anjouan 
                                     Species Otus collari Lambert & Rasmussen, 1998 – Sangihe Scops Owl, Petit-duc des Sangihe, mocho-d'orelhas-de-sangihe, Autillo de la Sangihe 
                                     Species Otus cyprius (Madarász, 1901) – Cyprus Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Chypre, mocho-d'orelhas-cipriota, Autillo chipriota 
                                     Species Otus elegans (Cassin, 1852) – Petit-duc élégant, Autillo elegante, Elegant Scops Owl, Ryukyu Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-elegante 
                                     Species Otus enganensis Riley, 1927 – mocho-d'orelhas-de-enggano, Petit-duc d'Enggano, Autillo de la Enggano, Enggano Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus everetti (Tweeddale, 1879) – mocho-d'orelhas-de-everett, Petit-duc d'Everett, Autillo orejudo de Mindanao, Mindanao Lowland Scops Owl, Everett's Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus feae (Salvadori, 1903) – mocho-d'orelhas-de-ano-bom, Annobon Scops Owl, Petit-duc d'Annobon, Autillo de Annobón 
                                     Species Otus fuliginosus (Sharpe, 1888) – Petit-duc de Palawan, Autillo de Palawan, Palawan Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-palawan 
                                     Species Otus grucheti (Mourer-Chauviré, Bour, Moutou & Ribes, 1994) – Reunion Scops Owl, Petit-duc de la Réunion, Lechuza de Reunión, Reunion Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-da-reunião 
                                     Species Otus gurneyi (Tweeddale, 1879) – mocho-d'orelhas-gigante, mocho-de-gurney, Petit-duc de Gurney, Búho de Mindanao, Giant Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus hartlaubi (Giebel, 1872) – mocho-de-são-tomé, Petit-duc de Sao Tomé, Autillo de Santo Tomé, Sao Tome Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-são-tomé 
                                     Species Otus icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873) – Petit-duc à bec jaune, Autillo piquigualdo, Sandy Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-bico-amarelo 
                                     Species Otus insularis (Tristram, 1880) – mocho-d'orelhas-das-seicheles, Petit-duc scieur, Autillo de Seychelles, Seychelles Owl, Seychelles Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus ireneae Ripley, 1966 – mocho-d'orelhas-de-sokoke, mocho-de-orelhas-de-sokoke, Petit-duc d'Irene, Autillo de Sokoke, Morden's Owlet, Sokoke, Sokoke Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus jolandae Sangster, B. F. King, Verbelen & Trainor, 2013 – Rinjani Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Lombok, Autillo de Rinjani, mocho-d'orelhas-de-lombok 
                                     Species Otus lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) – Sunda Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Horsfield, Autillo de la Sonda, mocho-d'orelhas-das-sundas 
                                     Species Otus lettia (Hodgson, 1836) – Collared Scops Owl, coruja-de-colar, Petit-duc à collier, Autillo chino, mocho-d'orelhas-de-colar 
                                     Species Otus longicornis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894) – Petit-duc longicorne, Autillo de Luzón, Luzon Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-lução 
                                     Species Otus madagascariensis (A. Grandidier, 1867) – mocho-d'orelhas-de-torotoroka, Torotoroka Scops Owl, Petit-duc torotoroka, Autillo de Madagascar 
                                     Species Otus magicus (S. Müller, 1841) – Petit-duc mystérieux, Autillo moluqueño, Moluccan Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-das-molucas 
                                     Species Otus manadensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) – Petit-duc de Manado, Autillo de Célebes, Sulawesi Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-celebes 
                                     Species Otus mantananensis (Sharpe, 1892) – Petit-duc de Mantanani, Autillo de la Mantanani, Mantanani Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-mantanani 
                                     Species Otus mayottensis Benson, 1960 – Petit-duc de Mayotte, Autillo de la Mayotte, Mayotte Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-maiote 
                                     Species Otus megalotis (Walden, 1875) – coruja-das-filipinas, Petit-duc de Luçon, Autillo orejudo de Luzón, Luzon Lowand Scops Owl, Philippine Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-filipino 
                                     Species Otus mendeni Neumann, 1939 – Petit-duc des Banggai, mocho-d'orelhas-das-banggai, Autillo de Banggai, Banggai Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus mentawi Chasen & Kloss, 1926 – Petit-duc des Mentawai, Autillo de las Mentawai, Mentawai Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-das-mentawai 
                                     Species Otus mindorensis (J. Whitehead, 1899) – Petit-duc de Mindoro, Autillo de Mindoro, Mindoro Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-mindoro 
                                     Species Otus mirus Ripley & Rabor, 1968 – Petit-duc de Mindanao, Autillo de Mindanao, Mindanao Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-mindanau 
                                     Species Otus moheliensis Lafontaine & Moulaert, 1998 – mocho-d'orelhas-de-mohéli, Moheli Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Mohéli, Autillo de Moheli 
                                     Species Otus murivorus (Milne-Edwards, 1873) – Rodrigues Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Rodrigues, Lechuza de Rodríguez, Rodrigues Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-rodrigues 
                                     Species Otus nigrorum Rand, 1950 – Negros Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Negros, Autillo orejudo de Negros, Visayan Lowland Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-negros 
                                     Species Otus pamelae G. L. Bates, 1937 – mocho-d'orelhas-árabe, Petit-duc d'Arabie, Autillo árabe, Arabian Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus pauliani Benson, 1960 – Petit-duc du Karthala, Autillo de las Comoras, Grand Comoro Scops Owl, Karthala Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-das-comores 
                                     Species Otus pembaensis Pakenham, 1937 – mocho-d'orelhas-de-pemba, Pemba Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Pemba, Autillo de Pemba 
                                     Species Otus podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872) – Palau Scops Owl, coruja-de-palau, Petit-duc des Palau, Autillo de las Palau, Palau Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-palau 
                                     Species Otus rufescens (Horsfield, 1821) – Petit-duc roussâtre, Autillo rojizo, Reddish Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-vermelho 
                                     Species Otus rutilus (Pucheran, 1849) – mocho-d'orelhas-malgaxe, Petit-duc malgache, Autillo malgache, Madagascar Scops Owl, Rainforest Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus sagittatus (Cassin, 1849) – Petit-duc à front blanc, Autillo frentiblanco, White-fronted Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-testa-branca 
                                     Species Otus sauzieri (E. Newton & Gadow, 1893) – mocho-d'orelhas-das-maurícias, Mauritius Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Maurice, Lechuza de Mauricio, Mauritius Owl 
                                     Species Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758) – mocho-d'orelhas, Petit-duc scops, Autillo europeo, Eurasian Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-europeu 
                                     Species Otus semitorques Temminck & Schlegel, 1845 – mocho-d'orelhas-japonês, Petit-duc du Japon, Autillo japonés, Japanese Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) – African Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-africano, Petit-duc africain, Autillo africano 
                                     Species Otus siaoensis (Schlegel, 1873) – Siau Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Siau, Autillo de Siau, mocho-d'orelhas-de-siau 
                                     Species Otus silvicola (Wallace, 1864) – Petit-duc de Wallace, Autillo de Wallace, Wallace's Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-wallace 
                                     Species Otus socotranus (Ogilvie-Grant & H. O. Forbes, 1899) – mocho-d'orelhas-de-socotra, Petit-duc de Socotra, Autillo de Socotora, Socotra Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846) – Petit-duc tacheté, Autillo montano, Mountain Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-montês 
                                     Species Otus sulaensis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1898) – mocho-d'orelhas-das-sula, Petit-duc des Sula, Autillo de Sula, Sula Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836) – mocho-d'orelhas-oriental, Petit-duc d'Orient, Autillo oriental, Oriental Scops-Owl, Oriental Scops Owl 
                                     Species Otus tempestatis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1904) – Wetar Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Wetar, mocho-d'orelhas-de-wetar, Autillo de Wetar 
                                     Species Otus thilohoffmanni Warakagoda & Rasmussen, 2004 – Serendib Scops Owl, Petit-duc de Sérendip, Autillo de Thilo Hoffmann, mocho-d'orelhas-do-ceilão 
                                     Species Otus umbra (Richmond, 1903) – Petit-duc de Simalur, Autillo de la Simeulue, Simeulue Scops Owl, mocho-d'orelhas-de-simeulue 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.  
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Otus    
       
  Expert: Richard C. Banks  
  Notes: Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.   
  Reference for: Otus    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: IOC World Bird List (version 15.1), website (version 15.1)  
  Acquired: 2025   
  Notes: Gill, F., D. Donsker, and P. Rasmussen, eds. 2025. IOC World Bird List (v 15.1). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org [Accessed 28 Feb 2025]   
  Reference for: Otus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Otus   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2005.08.07, website (version 07-Aug-05)  
  Acquired: 2005   
  Notes: "Zoonomen Nomenclatural data" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Otus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
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