Kingdom Animalia Order Strigiformes Genus Otus Higher classification Scops owl | Phylum Chordata Family Strigidae Scientific name Otus spilocephalus Rank Species | |
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Similar Owl, Scops owl, Bird, Oriental scops owl, Reddish scops owl | ||
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 Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. It has a short high-pitched call similar to the sound a radar makes.
Mountain scops owl chiang mai jan 17 2017
References
Mountain scops owl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA