Oriental Scops-owl

Oriental Scops-owl

Taxobox
name = Oriental Scops Owl
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 180px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Strigiformes
familia = Strigidae
genus = "Otus"
species = "O. sunia"
binomial = "Otus sunia"
binomial_authority = Hodgson, 1836

The Oriental Scops Owl "Otus sunia" is a species of Scops owl found in South Asia. They are found in dry deciduous forests. They are usually detected by their distinctive call of slowly repeated "Wug-chug-chug". There have been 2 records of Oriental Scops Owl in Alaska.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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