Genus
Otus
52 species
The list of species of Otus genus
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The list of species of Otus genus
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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...
The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena ) is a resident species of owl native to South Asia.
The African scops owl (Otus senegalensis ) is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.
The collared scops owl (Otus lettia ) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh,the Himalayas east to south China, and Taiwan. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering...
The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia ) is a species of scops owl found in eastern and southern Asia.
The Philippine scops owl (Otus megalotis ) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. Other common names include "Otus Whitehead", "Whitehead scops owl" and "Luzon lowland scops owl"....
The Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques ) is an owl which is a resident breeder in Japan. It is also found in China, Korea and Russia.This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains over 90% of...
The giant scops owl (Otus gurneyi ), lesser eagle-owl or the Mindanao eagle-owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Philippines. In size and structure, it is considered intermediate between a scops owl and an...
The pallid scops owl (Otus brucei ) is a small scops owl ranging from the Middle East to West and Central Asia, sometimes called the striated scops owl.
The Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji ) is a small brown owl native to the Sunda Islands.
The Anjouan scops owl (Otus capnodes ) is an owl endemic to the island of Anjouan in the Comoro Islands.
The Serendib scops owl (Otus thilohoffmanni ) is the most recently discovered bird of Sri Lanka. It was originally located by its unfamiliar poo-ooo call in the Kitulgala rainforest by prominent Sri Lankan ornithologist Deepal Warakagoda. Six years...
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 Bhutan, India,...
The Siau scops owl (Otus siaoensis ) is a critically endangered owl species, which may even be extinct. They live on Siau Island, north of Sulawesi, Indonesia and are (were) forest dwellers. The species is only known from a single holotype from 1866...
The Ryūkyū scops-owl or elegant scops-owl (Otus elegans ) is a small rufous-brown owl with a brown face disk and a cinnamon facial ruff. The bill is olive-grey and it has yellow eyes.
The Madeiran scops owl (Otus mauli ) is a small extinct owl that once inhabited the island of Madeira in the Macaronesian archipelago off the north-west coast of Africa in the North Atlantic Ocean.
The white-fronted scops owl (Otus sagittatus ) is a small Asian owl in the family Strigidae. It has a small and declining population about which little is known, and is dependent on lowland and foothill forests which are rapidly being destroyed....
The Sokoke scops owl (Otus ireneae ) is a highly localized species of scops owl found in lowland forests of Kenya and Tanzania. The greatest population of this species of owl is in the Cynometra-Manilkara forest, which is less than one-third of the...
The Rinjani scops owl (Otus jolandae ) is a species of scops owl found only on Lombok in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia and its neighbouring Gili Islands. The only bird species endemic to the island, it was first recognized as a separate...
The Javan scops owl (Otus angelinae ) is a small species of owl living mainly in western Java's high volcanos; local people refer to the owl as Celepuk Jawa. Like most owls, this nocturnal bird also has a strong ability of silent flight.
The Andaman scops owl (Otus balli ) is an owl endemic to the Andaman Islands. The species is named after Valentine Ball.
The Seychelles scops owl (Otus insularis ), also known as bare-legged scops owl or syer (in Creole) is a rare scops owl species, which only occurs in the Morne Seychellois National Park on the Seychelles island of Mahé.
The Cyprus scops owl (Otus cyprius ) is an owl endemic to Cyprus. Some taxonomists consider it to be a subspecies of the Eurasian scops owl.
The Flores scops owl (Otus alfredi ) is an owl endemic to the island of Flores, Indonesia. It is threatened by habitat loss. This owl is around 19–21 cm from head to tail. They are a forest dwelling owl that is smallish in size. Some 250–2,499...
The Karthala scops owl (Otus pauliani ), also known as the Grand Comoro scops owl or Comoro scops owl, is a small, scops owl endemic to the island of Grande Comore in the Comoro Islands.
The Negros scops owl (Otus nigrorum ), also known as the Visayan scops owl, is an owl, endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. They were formerly classified as a...
Everett's scops owl (Otus everetti ) is an owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. Everett's scops owls feed at night on insects. They live alone or in monogamous pairs. They breed throughout the year,...
The sandy scops owl (Otus icterorhynchus ), or cinnamon scops owl, is an owl from the family Strigidae found in Africa.
The reddish scops owl (Otus rufescens ) is an owl found in southeast Asia.
The São Tomé scops owl (Otus hartlaubi ) is a species of owl in the true owl family, Strigidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island, part of São Tomé and Príncipe, in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa.
The Rajah scops owl (Otus brookii ) is a species of owl found on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. The bird is named after James Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak. Based on patterns of speciation in other endemic montane bird species of the same region, it...
The Pemba scops owl (Otus pembaensis ) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to Pemba Island which is part of and off the coast of Tanzania.
The Mantanani scops owl (Otus mantananensis ), is a small owl in the scops-owl genus Otus found on small islands between Borneo and the Philippines. It is listed by the IUCN as "near threatened" because its range is limited with its population being...
The Luzon scops owl (Otus longicornis ) is an owl endemic to Luzon, Philippines. There are no subspecies.
The Socotra scops owl (Otus socotranus ) is a small owl endemic to the island of Socotra, Yemen.
The Sulawesi scops owl (Otus manadensis ) is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia.The Banggai scops owl (Otus mendeni ) was formerly considered conspecific, but was split as a distinct species by the IOC in 2021.
The Simeulue scops owl (Otus umbra ) is an owl species endemic to the island of Simeulue, Indonesia.
The Torotoroka scops owl (Otus madagascariensis ) is a taxon of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the south and eastern parts of Madagascar, and was previously regarded as its own species. However, O. madagascariensis and the rainforest...
The Palawan scops owl (Otus fuliginosus ) is an owl endemic to Philippines only being found in the island of Palawan. It is found on tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The Moluccan scops owl (Otus magicus ) is an owl found in the Maluku and Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. It closely resembles the Rinjani scops owl.The Wetar scops owl (O. tempestatis ) was previously considered a subspecies, but has since been...
The Mentawai scops owl (Otus mentawi ) is endemic to larger islands of Mentawai, off west Sumatra, Indonesia.
The Nicobar scops owl (Otus alius ) is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar island.Its natural habitat is tropical moist...
