Palau owl

Palau owl
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Strigidae
Genus:	Pyrroglaux Yamashina, 1938
Species:	P. podarginus
Binomial name
Pyrroglaux podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
Synonyms
Otus podarginus

The Palau owl (Pyrroglaux podarginus) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Formerly united with the scops owls in Otus, it is now placed in its own genus Pyrroglaux. Palau owls are dark reddish brown with small white dots scattered across their feathers. They are endemic to the Pacific Palau Islands, where they are found in woodland and lagoon trees, ravines and mangrove swamps. Palau owls nest in hollows of trees, live in groups and are territorial.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Otus podarginus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.