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Otus is a genus of small owls found across Europe, Asia, and Africa, characterized by their compact size and distinctive ear tufts. These owls are important for understanding owl diversity and evolution, as they represent one of the most widespread groups of small predatory birds in the world.
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In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Otus is referenced by 162 other articles, and connects out to Bare-legged Owl, bird and Strigiformes.
It is catalogued under topics including Otus (bird) and Taxa named by Thomas Pennant.
Its subject is documented across 51 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Animalia
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderStrigiformes
- FamilyStrigidae
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 688
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Strigidae
- Collections
- UAZ, UNSM, DMNH, CUMV, WFVZ, FMNH
- Recorded in
- United States, Malaysia, Canada, Argentina, Colombia
Wikidata facts
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- Commons category
- Otus
- taxon name
- Otus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Otus (bird)
- Commons gallery
- Otus
- taxon common name
- ਚੁਗ਼ਦ
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Gallery (7)
Connections
Bare-legged Owl
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bird
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Strigiformes
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fossil
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taxon
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true owls
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Eurasian Scops Owl
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synonym
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Ptilopsis
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Mauritius Owl
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Puerto Rican Screech Owl
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Otus bikegila
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Ogygoptynx
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India
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Spain
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Philippines
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Animalia
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Latin
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Americas
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Greek
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