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A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean)

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Rando, Juan Carlos, Pieper, Harald, Alcover, Josep Antoni, Olson, Storrs L. (2012): A new species of extinct fossil scops owl (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) from the Archipelago of Madeira (North Atlantic Ocean). Zootaxa 3182: 29-42, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.209430

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