Mantanani Scops Owl

Otus mantananensis

IUCN: Least Concern

Taxonomy

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Otus
eBird Code
masowl2

Subspecies (4)

  • Otus mantananensis cuyensis

    southwestern Philippines (Cuyo, Dicabaito, and Linapacan)

  • Otus mantananensis mantananensis

    Mantanani Island (off Borneo); Rasa, and Ursula islands (off Palawan)

  • Otus mantananensis romblonis

    west-central Philippines (Romblon, Tablas, Sibuyan, Banton, and Semirara)

  • Otus mantananensis sibutuensis

    southwestern Sulu Islands (Sibutu and Tumindao)

Data Sources

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.