Mascarene owls
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mascarene-owls-301-14633102
title:
Mascarene owls
text:
The Mascarene owls, also known as Mascarene scops owls or lizard owls, are a group of owls formerly classified in their own genus Mascarenotus, but now thought to represent a polyphyletic grouping within the genus Otus. They were restricted to the Mascarene Islands in the Indian Ocean. All three species, the Réunion scops owl, Mauritius scops owl, and Rodrigues scops owl, are now extinct. Recent genetic studies indicate that the three species in the genus actually belong in the genus Otus, which
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description:
Extinct genus of birds
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascarene_owls
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date modified:
2024-01-06T06:24:46Z
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