Wetar scops owl
Otus tempestatis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1904)
The wetar scops owl (Otus tempestatis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 165 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
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Quick facts about the wetar scops owl
- Weight
- 165 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
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the wetar scops owl live?
Not recorded
What is the wetar scops owl?
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.
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Is the wetar scops owl endangered?
The wetar scops owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the wetar scops owl classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderStrigiformes
- familyStrigidae
- genusOtus
- SpeciesOtus tempestatis (E. J. O. Hartert, 1904)
Synonyms Otus magicus tempestatis, Otus manadensis tempestatis, Pisorhina manadensis tempestatis
Other names and names in other languages (21)
- Wetar scops-owlEnglish
- xot de l'illa WetarCatalan
- výreček wetarskýCzech
- Wetar DværghornugleDanish
- Wetar-ZwergohreuleGerman
- vetara orelstrigetoEsperanto
- Autillo de WetarSpanish
- Autillo de la Isla de WetarSpanish
- Petit-duc de WetarFrench
- prugastokrili ćukCroatian
- Assiolo di WetarItalian
- Vetarinis apuokėlisLithuanian
- WetardwergooruilDutch
- sjamanugleNorwegian
- syczek leśnyPolish
- mocho-d'orelhas-de-wetarPortuguese
- mocho-de-orelhas-de-wetarPortuguese
- výrik wetarskýSlovak
- wetardvärguvSwedish
- сплюшка ветарськаUkrainian
- 韦塔岛角鸮Chinese
Relatives of the wetar scops 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
CompareWetar scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlWetar scops owl vs Indian scops owlWetar scops owl vs Oriental scops owlWetar scops owl vs Pallid scops owl
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the wetar scops owl?
An adult wetar scops owl weighs 165 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the wetar scops owl endangered?
The wetar scops owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the wetar scops owl?
The wetar scops owl (Otus tempestatis) 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 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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