A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus

[EN] A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) is described from Príncipe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea, Africa). This species was discovered for science in 2016, although suspicions of its occurrence gained traction from 1998, and testimonies from local people...

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Autores: Melo, Martim, Freitas, Bárbara, Verbelen, Philippe, Costa, Sátiro R. da, Pereira, Hugo, Fuchs, Jérôme, Sangster, George, Correira, Marco N., Lima, Ricardo F. de, Crottini, Angelica
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Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palabra clave:Biodiversity
Endemism
Exploration
Gulf of Guinea
Integrative taxonomy
Otus bikegila sp. nov.
Principe Scops-Owl
Systematics
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
title A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
spellingShingle A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
Melo, Martim
Biodiversity
Endemism
Exploration
Gulf of Guinea
Integrative taxonomy
Otus bikegila sp. nov.
Principe Scops-Owl
Systematics
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
title_short A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
title_full A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
title_fullStr A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
title_full_unstemmed A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
title_sort A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within Otus
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Melo, Martim
Freitas, Bárbara
Verbelen, Philippe
Costa, Sátiro R. da
Pereira, Hugo
Fuchs, Jérôme
Sangster, George
Correira, Marco N.
Lima, Ricardo F. de
Crottini, Angelica
author Melo, Martim
author_facet Melo, Martim
Freitas, Bárbara
Verbelen, Philippe
Costa, Sátiro R. da
Pereira, Hugo
Fuchs, Jérôme
Sangster, George
Correira, Marco N.
Lima, Ricardo F. de
Crottini, Angelica
author_role author
author2 Freitas, Bárbara
Verbelen, Philippe
Costa, Sátiro R. da
Pereira, Hugo
Fuchs, Jérôme
Sangster, George
Correira, Marco N.
Lima, Ricardo F. de
Crottini, Angelica
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Forever Príncipe Conservation Alliance
National Geographic Society
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)
Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
European Commission
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Biodiversity
Endemism
Exploration
Gulf of Guinea
Integrative taxonomy
Otus bikegila sp. nov.
Principe Scops-Owl
Systematics
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
topic Biodiversity
Endemism
Exploration
Gulf of Guinea
Integrative taxonomy
Otus bikegila sp. nov.
Principe Scops-Owl
Systematics
http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
description [EN] A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) is described from Príncipe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea, Africa). This species was discovered for science in 2016, although suspicions of its occurrence gained traction from 1998, and testimonies from local people suggesting its existence could be traced back to 1928. Morphometrics, plumage colour and pattern, vocalisations, and molecular evidence all support the species status of the scops-owl from Príncipe, which is described here as Otus bikegila sp. nov. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that this species descended from the first colonisation of the Gulf of Guinea islands, being sister to the clade including the mainland African Scops-Owl O. senegalensis, and the island endemics Sao Tome Scops-Owl O. hartlaubi and Pemba Scops-Owl O. pembaensis. The most diagnostic trait in the field is its unique call which, curiously, is most similar to a distantly related Otus species, the Sokoke Scops-Owl O. ireneae. The new species occurs at low elevations of the old-growth native forest of Príncipe, currently restricted to the south of the island but fully included within Príncipe Obô Natural Park. Otus bikegila sp. nov. takes the number of single-island endemic bird species of Príncipe to eight, further highlighting the unusually high level of bird endemism for an island of only 139 km2. .
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spelling A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) from Príncipe Island (Gulf of Guinea, Africa) and novel insights into the systematic affinities within OtusMelo, MartimFreitas, BárbaraVerbelen, PhilippeCosta, Sátiro R. daPereira, HugoFuchs, JérômeSangster, GeorgeCorreira, Marco N.Lima, Ricardo F. deCrottini, AngelicaBiodiversityEndemismExplorationGulf of GuineaIntegrative taxonomyOtus bikegila sp. nov.Principe Scops-OwlSystematicshttp://metadata.un.org/sdg/15Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss[EN] A new species of scops-owl (Aves, Strigiformes, Strigidae, Otus) is described from Príncipe Island, São Tomé and Príncipe (Gulf of Guinea, Africa). This species was discovered for science in 2016, although suspicions of its occurrence gained traction from 1998, and testimonies from local people suggesting its existence could be traced back to 1928. Morphometrics, plumage colour and pattern, vocalisations, and molecular evidence all support the species status of the scops-owl from Príncipe, which is described here as Otus bikegila sp. nov. Phylogenetic analyses suggest that this species descended from the first colonisation of the Gulf of Guinea islands, being sister to the clade including the mainland African Scops-Owl O. senegalensis, and the island endemics Sao Tome Scops-Owl O. hartlaubi and Pemba Scops-Owl O. pembaensis. The most diagnostic trait in the field is its unique call which, curiously, is most similar to a distantly related Otus species, the Sokoke Scops-Owl O. ireneae. The new species occurs at low elevations of the old-growth native forest of Príncipe, currently restricted to the south of the island but fully included within Príncipe Obô Natural Park. Otus bikegila sp. nov. takes the number of single-island endemic bird species of Príncipe to eight, further highlighting the unusually high level of bird endemism for an island of only 139 km2. .[POR] Descrevemos uma nova espécie de mocho-de-orelhas ou kitóli (Strigiformes: Strigidae: Otus) da Ilha do Príncipe, São Tomé e Príncipe (Golfo da Guiné, África). Esta espécie foi descoberta para a ciência apenas em 2016, embora suspeitas da sua existência tenham ganho força a partir de 1998, e testemunhos de habitantes locais sobre a sua ocorrência já estarem documentados em 1928. A morfometria, a cor e padrão da plumagem, as vocalizações e dados moleculares demonstram que esta população de mocho no Príncipe é uma espécie nova, que foi batizada de mocho-do-príncipe (lista mundial) ou kitóli-do-príncipe (nome nacional), Otus bikegila sp. nov. As análises filogenéticas indicam que esta espécie descende da primeira colonização das ilhas do Golfo da Guiné, sendo irmã do clado que inclui o mocho-d’orelhas-africano O. senegalensis, do continente, o mocho-de-são-tomé (ou kitóli-de-são-tomé) O. hartlaubi e o mocho-de-pemba O. pembaensis, ambos endémicos das ilhas que lhes dão o nome. No campo, a característica mais diagnóstica é o seu canto único que, curiosamente, é mais parecido com o da espécie de Otus mais afastada, o mocho-de-sokoke O. ireneae. A nova espécie ocorre nas zonas baixas da floresta nativa do Príncipe, atualmente restrita ao sul da ilha, mas totalmente inserida no Parque Natural do Obô do Príncipe. Otus bikegila sp. nov. eleva o número de espécies de aves endémicas restritas ao Príncipe para oito, sublinhando ainda mais o nível extremamente elevado de aves endémicas para uma ilha de apenas 139 km2 .This project was supported by Forever Príncipe Conservation Alliance (from Africa’s Eden to MM and BF) with additional funding from National Geographic Society (Early career grant - EC-364C-18 to BF), and was developed in collaboration with the Príncipe Obô Natural Park and Fundação Príncipe, which provided key logistic support for fieldwork. This work benefited from the use of the Portuguese Infrastructure of Scientific Collections (PRISC.pt). The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) supported the post-doc grant FCT/MCTES - SFRH/BPD/100614/2014 to MM, the PhD grant (2020.04569.BD) to BF, the Investigador FCT (IF/00209/2014) and 2020.00823.CEECIND/CP1601/CT0003 research contracts to AC, and provided structural funding to CIBIO (UIDB/50027/2021) and cE3c (UID/00329/2021). GS was supported by a postdoctoral grant from the Swedish Research Council (grant 2015-06455). This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement nº 854248.Peer reviewedPensoft PublishersForever Príncipe Conservation AllianceNational Geographic SocietyFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal)Swedish Research Council for Sustainable DevelopmentEuropean CommissionConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202320232022info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/288341reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Inglés#PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/854248Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/2883412026-05-22T06:33:51Z
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