Mountain Scops Owl

Otus spilocephalus - Petit-duc tacheté

Systematics

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

Descriptor

Blyth, 1846

Biometrics

Size
: 21 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 60 à 77 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 8 subspecies

Otus spilocephalus spilocephalus (c Nepal to Myanmar)
Otus spilocephalus huttoni (n Pakistan to c Nepal)
Otus spilocephalus latouchi (se China, n Indochina)
Otus spilocephalus hambroecki (Taiwan)
Otus spilocephalus siamensis (s Thailand, s Vietnam)
Otus spilocephalus vulpes (s Malay Pen.)
Otus spilocephalus vandewateri (Sumatra)
Otus spilocephalus luciae (Borneo)

Foreign names

Petit-duc tacheté,
Autillo montano,
mocho-de-orelhas-montesino,
Fuchs-Zwergohreule,
pettyes füleskuvik,
Gevlekte Dwergooruil,
Assiolo montano,
bergdvärguv,
Fløyteugle,
výrik horský,
výreček skvrnitý,
Plettet Dværghornugle,
vuoripöllönen,
xot de muntanya,
syczek górski,
madarainā pūcīte,
Пятнистая совка,
Celepuk gunung,
タイワンコノハズク,
黄嘴角鸮,
นกเค้าภูเขา,
黃嘴角鴞,

Voice song and cries

play
pause

Habitat

Forest : Temperate, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland, Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Subtropical/Tropical Heavily Degraded Former Forest

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status

Extinct

Threatened

Least
concern

Extinc
in the Wild

Near
threatened

Not
evaluated

EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Owls of the world, Claus KÖNIG
Vol. 5 - Handbook of the Birds of the World, Josep del Hoyo-Andrew Elliott-Jordi sargatal
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Avibase, Lepage Denis
IOC World Bird List (v14.1), Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2024-04-18.

Other sources of interest