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A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean)

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Rando, Juan Carlos, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Olson, Storrs L., Pieper, Harald (2013): A new species of extinct scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from São Miguel Island (Azores Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3647 (2): 343-357, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.2.6

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