Omani Owl

Also known as Hume's Owl, Strix butleri

species of bird

Species

Least Concern

via IUCN

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Encyclopedic overview

The Omani owl (Strix butleri) is an owl of the genus Strix found in shrubland and rocky areas of Oman, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. It was discovered in 2013.

After the distinctive Omani owl was discovered, a similar-looking owl was reclassified from "Hume's owl" (Strix butleri) to the "desert owl" (Strix hadorami).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Omani Owl” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.