Scops owl
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The scops owls, known as screech owls in the Americas are small owls in the genus Otus of the typical owl family Strigidae. This is one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls, Tytonidae.
These are small slender owls, the largest being only some 25cm in length. They have small ear tufts and are highly nocturnal. Most live on insects and other small prey.
The species are:
- White-fronted Scops Owl, Otus sagittatus
- Andaman Scops Owl, Otus balli
- Reddish Scops Owl, Otus rufescens
- Sandy Scops Owl, Otus icterorhynchus
- Sokoke Scops Owl, Otus ireneae
- Flores Scops Owl, Otus alfredi
- Mountain Scops Owl, Otus spilocephalus
- Rajah Scops Owl, Otus brookii
- Javan Scops Owl, Otus angelinae
- Mentawai Scops Owl, Otus mentawi
- Indian Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena
- Collared Scops Owl, Otus (bakkamoena) lettia
- Sunda Scops Owl, Otus lempiji
- Japanese Scops Owl, Otus semitorques
- Wallace's Scops Owl, Otus silvicola
- Palawan Scops Owl, Otus fuliginosus
- Philippine Scops Owl, Otus megalotis
- Mindanao Scops Owl, Otus mirus
- Luzon Scops Owl, Otus longicornis
- Mindoro Scops Owl, Otus mindorensis
- Pallid Scops Owl, Otus brucei
- African Scops Owl, Otus senegalensis
- European Scops Owl, Otus scops
- Oriental Scops Owl, Otus sunia
- Flammulated Owl, Otus flammeolus
- Moluccan Scops Owl, Otus magicus
- Mantanani Scops Owl, Otus mantananensis
- Ryukyu Scops Owl, Otus elegans
- Sulawesi Scops Owl, Otus manadensis
- Sangihe Scops Owl, Otus collari
- Biak Scops Owl, Otus beccarii
- Seychelles Scops Owl, Otus insularis
- Simeulue Scops Owl, Otus umbra
- Enggano Scops Owl, Otus enganensis
- Nicobar Scops Owl, Otus alius
- Pemba Scops Owl, Otus pembaensis
- Comoro Scops Owl, Otus pauliani
- Anjouan Scops Owl, Otus capnodes
- Moheli Scops Owl, Otus moheliensis
- Mayotte Scops Owl, Otus mayottensis
- Malagasy Scops Owl, Otus rutilus
- Torotoroka Scops Owl, Otus madagascariensis
- Sao Tome Scops Owl, Otus hartlaubi
- Western Screech Owl, Otus kennicottii
- Balsas Screech Owl, Otus seductus
- Pacific Screech Owl, Otus cooperi
- Whiskered Screech Owl, Otus trichopsis
- Eastern Screech Owl, Otus asio
- Tropical Screech Owl, Otus choliba
- Koepcke's Screech Owl, Otus koepckeae
- West Peruvian Screech Owl, Otus roboratus
- Bare-shanked Screech Owl, Otus clarkii
- Bearded Screech Owl, Otus barbarus
- Rufescent Screech Owl, Otus ingens
- Colombian Screech Owl, Otus colombianus
- Cinnamon Screech Owl, Otus petersoni
- Cloud-forest Screech Owl, Otus marshalli
- Tawny-bellied Screech Owl, Otus watsonii
- Guatemalan Screech Owl, Otus guatemalae
- Vermiculated Screech Owl, Otus vermiculatus
- Hoy's Screech Owl, Otus hoyi
- Variable Screech Owl, Otus atricapillus
- Long-tufted Screech Owl, Otus sanctaecatarinae
- Puerto Rican Screech Owl, Otus nudipes
- White-throated Screech Owl, Otus albogularis