Common Scops Owl - Otus scops

Also known as Eurasian Scops Owl

Typical Call		© Brinzal
Chick		© Brinzal
Typical Call	Russia	© Jevgeni Ekimov

Status: Rare in Central Europe, common in Mediterranean.

Original Description: Linnaeus, Carolis. 1758. Systema Naturae, ed. 10, p. 92.

Subspecies: O. s. scops, O. s. pulchellus, O. s. cyprius, O. s. turanicus, O. s. cycladum, O. s. mallorcae

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OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 030.240.000 - Page last updated 2006-07-16