Palau owl
Otus podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
Status not recordedowls
The palau owl (Otus podarginus) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 178.4 g.
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Quick facts about the palau owl
- Weight
- 178.4 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Invertivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Lifestyle
- Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the palau owl live?
Not recorded
Is the palau owl endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the palau owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusOtus
- SpeciesOtus podarginus (Hartlaub & Finsch, 1872)
Synonyms Noctua podargina, Otus podarina, Pyrrhoglaux podargina, Pyrroglaux podargina
Other names and names in other languages (35)
- Palau scops owlEnglish
- Palau scops-owlEnglish
- بومة بالاوArabic
- xot de les illes PalauCatalan
- výreček palauskýCzech
- výreček lelkovitýCzech
- Palau DværghornugleDanish
- PalaueuleGerman
- PalauzwergohreuleGerman
- palaŭa orelstrigetoEsperanto
- Autillo de las PalauSpanish
- palau pällEstonian
- palaunpöllönenFinnish
- Petit-duc des PalauFrench
- palauski ćukCroatian
- palaui füleskuvikHungarian
- Assiolo di PalauItalian
- Assiolo delle PalauItalian
- カキイロコノハズクJapanese
- palaujinis apuokėlisLithuanian
- PalaudwergooruilDutch
- palauugleNorwegian
- ChesuchPalauan
- syczek mikronezyjskiPolish
- mocho-de-palauPortuguese
- coruja-de-palauPortuguese
- mocho-d'orelhas-de-palauPortuguese
- Палауская совкаRussian
- výrik palauskýSlovak
- Sova sa ostrva PalauSerbian
- palaudvärguvSwedish
- Palau PuhucuğuTurkish
- сплюшка мікронезійськаUkrainian
- 帕劳角鸮Chinese
- 帛琉角鴞Chinese
Relatives of the palau owl
Other species in the same genus Otus.
Eurasian scops owl
Otus scops
Indian scops owl
Otus bakkamoena
Oriental scops owl
Otus sunia
Pallid scops owl
Otus brucei
Giant scops owl
Otus gurneyi
White-fronted scops owl
Otus sagittatus
ComparePalau owl vs Eurasian scops owlPalau owl vs Indian scops owlPalau owl vs Oriental scops owlPalau owl vs Pallid scops owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the palau owl?
An adult palau owl weighs 178.4 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the palau owl?
The palau owl (Otus podarginus) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
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