Palau Owl
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The Palau Owl is a species of owl
in the Strigidae family. Formerly united with the scops owls in Otus, it is now placed in its own genus Pyrroglaux.
It is endemic to Palau
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Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
in the Strigidae family. Formerly united with the scops owls in Otus, it is now placed in its own genus Pyrroglaux.
It is endemic to Palau
Palau
Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Philippines and south of Tokyo. In 1978, after three decades as being part of the United Nations trusteeship, Palau chose independence instead of becoming part of the Federated States of Micronesia, a...
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