Class Aves
Order Strigiformes
Family Strigidae
Otus recently was split into Old and New World scops-owls, with most of the taxa earlier recognized as Otus reverting to the earlier-named Megascops. Otus flammeolus, however, was tentatively retained in Otus until further research could clarify its relationships.
This small owl is distributed throughout the region in forested areas (Ligon 1961).
Sites.
Mid Wisconsin: Pendejo Cave (Harris 2003: ? gen. et sp.)
Literature. Harris 2003; Ligon 1961.
Last Update: 13 Nov 2008