The Sulawesi scops owl (''Otus manadensis'') is an

owl Owls are birds from the order Strigiformes (), which includes over 200 species of mostly solitary and nocturnal birds of prey typified by an upright stance, a large, broad head, binocular vision, binaural hearing, sharp talons, and feathers a ...

found on the Sulawesi island of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. The Banggai scops owl (''Otus mendeni'') was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the

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in 2021.

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* * Sulawesi scops owl Endemic birds of Sulawesi Sulawesi scops owl Taxa named by Jean René Constant Quoy Taxa named by Joseph Paul Gaimard {{Strigiformes-stub