Eurasian scops owl - Wikipedia
The Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops), also known as the European scops owl, common scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Himalayas.
Eurasian scops owl - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on ... - Animalia
The Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops), also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Himalayas.
Eurasian Scops-Owl - eBird
Very small owl with golden-yellow eyes. Cryptic and well-camouflaged, with streaky gray-brown plumage that blends in perfectly with tree bark. Small ear tufts raised when alert. Much more easily detected at night, when monotonously repeated and well-carrying song, a …
Eurasian Scops-owl Bird Facts (Otus scops) | Birdfact
The Eurasian Scops-owl is a small owl with prominent ear-tufts and large yellow eyes. Its plumage is mottled grey or brown, providing excellent camouflage against tree bark. Fine black streaks run vertically down its body.
Eurasian Scops Owl ~ Otus scops - The Owl Pages
Oct 4, 2020 · The Eurasian Scops Owl is a small scops owl with cryptic plumage, relatively long wings, a short tail, and small erectile ear-tufts. It is also known as the Common Scops Owl. Photo Gallery (7 pictures)
Scops owl - Wikipedia
Scops owls are typical owls in family Strigidae belonging to the genus Otus and are restricted to the Old World. Otus is the largest genus of owls with 59 species. Scops owls are colored in various brownish hues, sometimes with a lighter underside and/or face, which helps to camouflage them against the bark of trees.
ADW: Otus scops: INFORMATION
The Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) has a very broad geographic range. The non-breeding geographic range is in Africa and includes the west African coast from Senegal southward to Liberia, to the east African coast from Sudan southward to Kenya.
Birdwatchers arrive in Broadstairs after sighting of Scops Owl
Dec 27, 2024 · The Eurasian Scops Owl’s breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Himalayas. It is migratory, wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. The maximum age recorded for a Eurasian Scops owl is 12 and a half years.
Eurasian Scops-Owl - Otus scops - Birds of the World
Aug 18, 2021 · Eurasian Scops-Owl (Otus scops), version 1.1. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.eursco1.01.1.
Eurasian Scops-owl - Details | BirdLife International
Otus scops has been split into Eurasian Scops-owl O. scops and Cyprus Scops-owl O. cyprius on the basis on significant vocal differences and minor plumage characteristics following a detailed review by Flint et al. 2015). Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International. 2019.