Wetar scops owl explained

The Wetar scops owl (Otus tempestatis) is an owl endemic to Wetar of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl (O. magicus), but was split as a distinct species by the IUCN Red List and BirdLife International in 2014, and the International Ornithological Congress followed suit in 2022.^{[1] [2]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: IOC World Bird List 12.1. 2022-01-29. IOC World Bird List Datasets. en-US. 10.14344/ioc.ml.12.1.
2. Book: Eaton, James A.. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago : Greater Sundas and Wallacea. 978-84-16728-44-2. 1249090579.