Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena - Petit-duc indien

Systematics

Order
:
Strigiformes
Family
:
Strigidés
Genus
:
Otus
Species
:
bakkamoena

Descriptor

Pennant, 1769

Biometrics

Size
: 20 à 66 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 125 à 150 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 4 subspecies

Otus bakkamoena bakkamoena (s India, Sri Lanka)
Otus bakkamoena deserticolor (s Iran, s Pakistan)
Otus bakkamoena gangeticus (nw India to Nepal)
Otus bakkamoena marathae (c India)

Foreign names

Petit-duc indien,
Autillo indio,
mocho-de-orelhas-indiano,
Indien-Zwergohreule,
hindu füleskuvik,
Indische Dwergooruil,
Assiolo indiano,
indisk dvärguv,
Landsbyugle,
výrik obojkový,
výreček indický,
Halsbåndsdværghornugle,
sepelpöllönen,
xot de l'Índia,
syczek długouchy,
Indijas pūcīte,
Ошейниковая совка,
インドオオコノハズク,
印度领角鸮,
indisk dvärguv,
印度角鴞,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Forest : Subtropical/Tropical Dry, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

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Illustration

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Sources of information

Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan Vol 7, Salim ali et Dillon Ripley
Owls of the world, Claus KÖNIG
Vol. 5 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi sargatal
Avibase, Lepage Denis
HBW Alive,
IOC World Bird List (v14.2), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest