ZoologybioRxiv
The rediscovery of Strix butleri (Hume, 1878) in Oman and Iran, with molecular resolution of the identity of Strix omanensis Robb, van den Berg and Constantine, 2013
Magnus S. Robb, George Sangster, Mansour Aliabadian…·Alyn J. Walsh
The paper uses DNA sequence data to resolve the taxonomy of Strix butleri and Strix omanensis, finding S. omanensis is a junior synonym of S. butleri and confirming a range extension in Iran.
DOI 10.1186/s40657-016-0043-4