The Palau scops owl or Palau owl (''Otus podarginus'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Palau scops owls are dark reddish-brown with small white dots scattered across their feathers. They are endemic to the Palau Islands in the western Pacific, where they are found in woodland and lagoon trees, ravines and mangrove swamps. Palau owls nest in hollows of trees, live in groups and are territorial. The Palau scops owl was formerly placed in the monotypic genus ''Pyrroglaux''. It was moved to ''

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molecular phylogenetic Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

study published in 2019.

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Palau scops owl The Palau scops owl or Palau owl (''Otus podarginus'') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Palau scops owls are dark reddish-brown with small white dots scattered across their feathers. They are endemic to the Palau Islands in the wester ...

Birds of Palau Endemic fauna of Palau

Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{strigiformes-stub