[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Otus madagascariensis | [authority] Grandidier,A, 1867 | [UK] Torotoroka Scops Owl | [FR] Petit-duc torotoroka | [DE] – | [ES] – | [NL] Torotoroka-dwergooruil
Subspecies
| Genus | Species | subspecies | Region | Range |
| Otus | madagascariensis | AF | Madagascar |
Genus
Members of the genus Otus are the Scops and Screech owls. They are relatively small owls, with short, rounded wings. Most have erectile ear-tufts. Otus is a worldwide genus, containing some 45 species.
Physical charateristics
No description found,
Listen to the sound of Torotoroka Scops Owl
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| eggs max.: | 5 |
Range
Africa : Madagascar
Habitat
Torotoroka Scops Owl is a common nocturnal species in forest and wooded habitat along western and southern coasts of Madagascar, favoring deciduous forest
Reproduction
Nesting reported in Nests are placed 3-8m above ground in tree cavities, and occasionally in ?abandoned nests’. It will also build a nest on the ground, probably due to a shortage of suitable cavities. Clutch size ranges from 2-5 eggs
Feeding habits
Probably mostly insects and small vertebrates.
Conservation
Birdlife does not recognize this species.
The Torotoroka Scops-owl (Otus madagascariensis) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its distribution and limits to the Malagasy Scops-owl O. rutilus, with which it was long considered conspecific, require further study
The Torotoroka Scops-owl (Otus madagascariensis) is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its distribution and limits to the Malagasy Scops-owl O. rutilus, with which it was long considered conspecific, require further study
Migration
Resident
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