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Mountain Scops Owl - Otus spilocephalus

Also known as Spotted Scops Owl

 
Calls - Otus spilocephalus
Typical male Bhutan © Dave Farrow
Male Responding to playback - Taiwan © Wayne Hsu

Status: Locally frequent to common.

Original Description: Blyth, Edward. 1846. The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, 15, p. 8-9

Subspecies: O. s. spilocephalus, O. s. huttoni, O. s. latouchi, O. s. hambroecki, O. s. siamensis, O. s. vulpes, O. s. vandewateri, O. s. luciae

References:

König, Weick and Becking. 1999. "Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World". Yale University Press

Page Information:

Page compiled by Deane P. Lewis.

OwlPages.com Owl Species ID: 030.080.000 - Page last updated 2006-06-13

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