Otus sauzieri Newton and Gadow 1893 (Mauritius owl)

Aves - Strigiformes - Strigidae

Alternative combinations: Mascarenotus sauzieri, Strix sauzieri

Synonym: Strix newtoni Rothschild 1907

Full reference: E. Newton and H. Gadow. 1893. On additional bones of the Dodo and other extinct birds of Mauritius obtained by Mr. Théodore Sauzier. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London 13:281-302

Belongs to Otus according to A. Louchart et al. 2018

See also Cowles 1994, Lambrecht 1933, Mourer-Chauviré et al. 1994 and Newton and Gadow 1893

Sister taxa: Otus flammeolus, Otus frutuosoi, Otus grucheti, Otus guidlayi, Otus guildayi, Otus lempiji, Otus manadensis, Otus mauli, Otus murivorus, Otus rutilus, Otus scops, Otus trichopsis

Type specimens:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Mauritius (5 collections)

Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence

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