UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Strigidae

Moluccan Scops Owl

Otus magicus

UCIOC 3121

Moluccan Scops Owl

Otus magicus

Strigiformes · Strigidae

Moluccan Scops Owl (Otus magicus).

ATK123

DEF78

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 165 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 123

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 123).

DEF 78

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 78).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Moluccas and Lesser Sundas Habitat: Forest & Woodland

7 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Otus magicus kalidupae
Kaledupa (Tukangbesi Is., se of se Sulawesi)
Otus magicus morotensis
Morotai (n Moluccas)
Otus magicus leucospilus
Halmahera, Ternate, Kasiruta, and Bacan (n Moluccas)
Otus magicus obira
Obi (nc Moluccas)
Otus magicus bouruensis
Buru (wc Moluccas)
Otus magicus magicus
Seram and Ambon (ec Moluccas)
Otus magicus albiventris
Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Lomblen (=Lembata; w, c Lesser Sundas)