Threatened species of Otus insularis

Otus insularis is threatened by logging despite much of its habitat falling within the Morne Seychellois National Park, although habitat encroachment from real estate development may prove to be a greater threat.

Otus insularis is endemic to upland, often mist-shrouded forest (virtually all records are in secondary forest at 250--600 m) on Mahé in the Seychelles.

Otus insularis needs clefts in hills with water where its tree frog prey occurs.

Fieldwork in 1992--1993 showed a Otus insularis population of 80 pairs (though reports from elsewhere suggest this may be a minimum).