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Distribution: Endemic to Príncipe Island, which is in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa.
![Range of Principe Scops Owl (Otus bikegila)](species/rangemaps/principe_scops_owl.jpg)
Range of the Principe Scops Owl Otus bikegila
Status: Given its low population numbers and restricted range, researchers have asked the IUCN to declare it Critically Endangered.
Original Description: Melo, Freitas, Verbelen, da Costa, Pereira, Fuchs, Sangster, Correia, de Lima & Crottini, 2022