Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia

The Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) is a Near Threatened Sunda endemic associated with lowland closed-canopy forests. We radio-tracked the male Reddish Scops-Owl of a breeding pair in the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia from July to September 2019. From a total of 13...

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Main Authors: Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir, Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq, Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah, Mohd Top, Marina, Puan, Chong Leong
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Published: Wilson Ornithological Society 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101711/
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author Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir
Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq
Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah
Mohd Top, Marina
Puan, Chong Leong
author_facet Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir
Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq
Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah
Mohd Top, Marina
Puan, Chong Leong
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description The Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) is a Near Threatened Sunda endemic associated with lowland closed-canopy forests. We radio-tracked the male Reddish Scops-Owl of a breeding pair in the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia from July to September 2019. From a total of 137 radio fixes, and based on its minimum convex polygon, harmonic mean, and kernel density estimations, the home range of this bird was estimated as 1.31–2.16 ha, with 2 roosts found within this area. Its movement was 39.13 ± 3.27 m h–1 in the understory forest strata (1–5 m tall) and mostly close to bamboo clumps. We discuss the possible niche partitioning and interspecific interactions of this owl.
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spelling upm-1017112023-09-21T03:39:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101711/ Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah Mohd Top, Marina Puan, Chong Leong The Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) is a Near Threatened Sunda endemic associated with lowland closed-canopy forests. We radio-tracked the male Reddish Scops-Owl of a breeding pair in the Ayer Hitam Forest Reserve in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia from July to September 2019. From a total of 137 radio fixes, and based on its minimum convex polygon, harmonic mean, and kernel density estimations, the home range of this bird was estimated as 1.31–2.16 ha, with 2 roosts found within this area. Its movement was 39.13 ± 3.27 m h–1 in the understory forest strata (1–5 m tall) and mostly close to bamboo clumps. We discuss the possible niche partitioning and interspecific interactions of this owl. Wilson Ornithological Society 2022-04-27 Article PeerReviewed Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir and Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq and Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah and Mohd Top, Marina and Puan, Chong Leong (2022) Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia. The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 134 (1). pp. 132-138. ISSN 1559-4491; ESSN: 1938-5447 https://bioone.org/journals/the-wilson-journal-of-ornithology/volume-134/issue-1/21-00016/Home-range-of-a-Reddish-Scops-Owl-Otus-rufescens-in/10.1676/21-00016.short?tab=ArticleLink 10.1676/21-00016
spellingShingle Sulaimi, Ahmad Syakir
Mat Nawi, Mohd Iqbal Haziq
Muhammad Adam Mah, Amera Natasha Mah
Mohd Top, Marina
Puan, Chong Leong
Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Home range of a Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort home range of a reddish scops-owl (otus rufescens) in an isolated forest in southwestern peninsular malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101711/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101711/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101711/