The Sula scops owl (''Otus sulaensis''), is a small owl in the

scops-owl Scops owls are typical owls in family Strigidae belonging to the genus ''Otus'' and are restricted to the Old World. ''Otus'' is the largest genus of owls with 59 species. Scops owls are colored in various brownish hues, sometimes with a lighter ...

genus ''Otus'' found on the Sula Islands of Indonesia. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species (''Otus sulensis''), others a subspecies of the

Sulawesi scops owl The Sulawesi scops owl (''Otus manadensis'') is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia. The Banggai scops owl (''Otus mendeni'') was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC The Internat ...

, and yet others a subspecies of the

Moluccan scops owl The Moluccan scops owl (''Otus magicus'') is an owl found in the Maluku and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It closely resembles the Rinjani scops owl. The following subspecies are recognised: * ''O. m. kalidupae'' ( Hartert, EJO, 1903) - ...

.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011.
The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6.

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