imported>Chicdat: Changing short description from "Species of bird" to "Species of owl" (Shortdesc helper)

2021-03-15T12:15:31Z

Changing short description from "Species of bird" to "Species of owl" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Species of owl}}
{{Speciesbox
| image =
| status = NT
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn |page=e.T22728447A152511952 |title=''Otus alius'' |author=BirdLife International |author-link=BirdLife International |year=2019 |access-date=14 August 2020 }}</ref>
| genus = Otus
| species = alius
| authority = [[Pamela C. Rasmussen|Rasmussen]], 1998
| synonyms =
}}

The '''Nicobar scops owl''' (''Otus alius'') is a species of [[owl]] in the family [[Strigidae]].
It is [[endemic]] to the [[Nicobar Islands]], [[India]], in particular [[Great Nicobar Island]], but it may also occur on [[Little Nicobar]] island.<ref name=IUCN/>

Its natural [[habitat]] is tropical moist lowland [[forest]]s. It has an uncertain status but is thought to be rare or [[endangered]].<ref name=IUCN/> It was originally discovered by [[Pamela C. Rasmussen]] in 1998.<ref name = Nicobar>Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). ''Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club'' (BBOC) 118: p 143-151, pl. 3.</ref> Very little is known about this species, but individuals have been reported to consume spiders, beetles, and geckos.<ref name=IUCN/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=alius Owlpages entry]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:owl, scops, Nicobar}}
[[Category:Otus (bird)|Nicobar scops owl]]
[[Category:Birds of the Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Nicobar Islands]]
[[Category:Birds described in 1998|Nicobar scope owl]]

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Nicobar scops owl - Revision history

imported>Chicdat: Changing short description from "Species of bird" to "Species of owl" (Shortdesc helper)