Mountain scops owl
| Mountain scops owl | |
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| An adult Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus spilocephalus) from Arunachal Pradesh, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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. It is locally common in its main habitat which covers some parts of Asia, including Bangladesh[1] Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. It has a short high-pitched call. Their call sounds like a two-note whistle, "plew-plew" or "he-he" and female's songs are rarely heard. There calls can also vary from different populations allowing one to determine the a birds origin.
References[]
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2016). "Otus spilocephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688579A93201511. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688579A93201511.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- BirdLife Species Factsheet
- http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=spilocephalus
- https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/om/om025.pdf
- www.jstor.org/stable/3676817
External links[]
"Otus spilocephalus media". Internet Bird Collection.
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Otus (bird)
- Birds of South China
- Birds of the Himalayas
- Birds of Eastern Himalaya
- Birds of Southeast Asia
- Birds described in 1846
- Taxa named by Edward Blyth
- Strigiformes stubs