Cyprus scops owl

Cyprus scops owl
Otus cyprius, photographed in Peyia
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. cyprius
Binomial name
Otus cyprius
(Madarász, G, 1901)
Synonyms

Otus scops cyprius

The Cyprus scops owl (Otus cyprius) is a small owl endemic to Cyprus.