Mountain scops owl
| Mountain scops owl | |
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| The nominate subspecies O. s. spilocephalus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Otus |
| Species: | O. spilocephalus
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| Binomial name | |
| Otus spilocephalus (Blyth, 1846)
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The mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus), sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Its range extends across much of south and southeast Asia, from Pakistan and the Himalayas in the northwest, through Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia in the east and south.[1]
The nominate subspecies of the eastern Himalayas has a distinct more russet plumage.
It is an altitudinal migrant.
The owls have a short high-pitched call like a two-note whistle, "plew-plew" or "he-he", although the female's songs are rarely heard. Their calls also differ between geographic population.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2024). "Otus spilocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2024 e.T22688579A263677414. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-2.RLTS.T22688579A263677414.en.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Marshall, Joe T. (1978). "Systematics of Smaller Asian Night Birds Based on Voice". Ornithological Monographs. 16: 6.
- ^ Roberts, Tom J.; King, Ben (1986). "Vocalizations of the owls of the genus Otus in Pakistan". Ornis Scandinavica. 17: 299–305. doi:10.2307/3676817.
External links
"Otus spilocephalus media". Internet Bird Collection.