The first confirmed records of Omani Owl,Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) (Aves: Strigidae), from Iran |
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| Authors: | Seyed Babak Musavi Ali Khani Magnus Robb |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Mashhad, Iran;2. Provincial Office of the Department of the Environment, Mashhad, Iran;3. The Sound Approach, Sintra, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
Although the Omani Owl Strix butleri (A. O. Hume, 1878) was previously reported from southern Iran, this note details the first confirmed records of this species from Mashhad (Khorasan) and Jam (Bushehr) in 2015, after recent revision of the taxonomy of this species in the Middle East. |
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| Keywords: | Strix butleri owls Iran Middle East |
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