A Principal Component Analysis scatterplot of morphological measurements of Otus species and B the correlation circle in which ‘contrib’ corresponds to the contribution of the variables in accounting for the variability in the Principal components. Morphological measurement abbreviations – Bilen: bill length from bill tip to where culmen enters feathers; Binares: bill length from the anterior end of the nares to the tip; Biwid: bill width; Tarlen: tarsus length; Tailen: tail length; Wilen: wing length.

 
 
  Part of: Melo M, Freitas B, Verbelen P, da Costa SR, Pereira H, Fuchs J, Sangster G, Correia MN, de Lima RF, Crottini A (2022) 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. ZooKeys 1126: 1-54. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1126.87635