The Moluccan scops owl (Otus magicus) is an owl found in the Maluku and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It closely resembles the Rinjani scops owl.
The following subspecies are recognised:[3]
The Wetar scops owl (O. tempestatis) was previously considered a subspecies, but has since been split.[4]
The Moluccan scops owl (Otus magicus) is an owl found in the Maluku and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It closely resembles the Rinjani scops owl.
The following subspecies are recognised:
O. m. kalidupae (Hartert, EJO, 1903) - Kaledupa O. m. morotensis (Sharpe, 1875) - Morotai O. m. leucospilus (Gray, GR, 1861) - Halmahera, Ternate, Kasiruta, and Bacan O. m. obira Jany, 1955 - Obi O. m. bouruensis (Sharpe, 1875) - Buru O. m. magicus (Müller, S, 1841) - Seram and Ambon O. m. albiventris (Sharpe, 1875) - west-central Lesser SundasThe Wetar scops owl (O. tempestatis) was previously considered a subspecies, but has since been split.
