Introduction
The Moluccan Scops Owl is a small owl with short but prominent ear-tufts.
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Information
Distribution: Lesser Sundas, Moluccas, and possibly the Aru Islands.
![Range of Moluccan Scops Owl (Otus magicus)](species/rangemaps/moluccan_scops_owl.jpg)
Range of the Moluccan Scops Owl Otus magicus
Status: Locally common in many areas.
Original Description: Müller, Salomon. 1841. Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overzeesche Bezittingen [Annals of the Natural History of the Dutch Overseas Possessions], Pt. 4, p. 110.