Sulawesi scops owl

{{Short description|Species of owl}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2016 |title=Otus manadensis |volume=2016 |page=e.T62290590A95195305 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T62290590A95195305.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| status2 = CITES_A2

| status2_system = CITES

| status2_ref = {{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}

| image = Sulawesi Scops-Owl 0A2A3660.jpg

| image_caption =

| genus = Otus

| species = manadensis

| authority = (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

| synonyms = *Scops menadensis

}}

The Sulawesi scops owl (Otus manadensis) is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia.[http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=2169&m=0 BirdLife Species Factsheet - Sulawesi Scops-owl]

The Banggai scops owl (Otus mendeni) was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.{{Cite web|title=Species Updates – IOC World Bird List|url=https://www.worldbirdnames.org/new/updates/species-updates/|access-date=2021-06-13|language=en-US}}

File:ScopsAlbiventrisMenadensisKeulemans.jpg