Sula scops owl

{{Short description|Species of owl}}

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| image = Otus sulaensis 435254111.jpg

| image_caption = Sula Scops-Owl (Otus sulaensis) in Indonesia

| status = NT

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Otus sulaensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T62290539A95195072 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290539A95195072.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| genus = Otus

| species = sulaensis

| authority = (Hartert, 1898)

| synonyms =

Otus sulaensis

Otus magicus sulaensis

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The Sula scops owl (Otus sulaensis), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on the Sula Islands of Indonesia. Taxonomically, some groups consider it to be a distinct species (Otus sulensis), others a subspecies of the Sulawesi scops owl, and yet others a subspecies of the Moluccan scops owl.Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2011. "[http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist The Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.6.]"