Collared Scops Owl

Otus lettia

Family: Owls · Status: Common resident · Size: 23 cm · Conservation: Not Evaluated

Range

Resident across the Thai-Malay Peninsula, extending through Myanmar and Indochina to the Indian subcontinent and China.

Identification

Adult has dark eyes with reddish eye-ring, small but conspicuous ear tufts, brownish vermiculated upperparts, a pale collar on the back of the neck, and pale sandy-buffish underparts with fine blackish streaks. Juvenile is paler overall with fine barring.

Habitat

Forests, mangroves, parks and gardens.

Behaviour

Geckos are favoured prey in Singapore; diet also includes insects, small rodents, and other small vertebrates.