Collared Scops Owl

Collared Scops Owl

Scientific Name: Otus lettia

Malay Name: Jampuk Biasa

Chinese Name: 领角鸮

Range: Resident in the Thai-Malay Peninsula. 

Taxonomy: Polytypic. Subspecies are: plumipes, lettia, erythrocampe, glabripes, umbratilis, cnephaeus.

Local Subspecies: cnephaeus

Size: 23 cm

Identification: Adult resembles Oriental Scops Owl but is bigger and has dark eyes, dusky-yellowish bill, brownish vermiculated upperparts and pale sandy-buffish underparts with fine blackish streaks. Juvenile resembles adult but has paler overall plumage.

Similar looking species: Oriental Scops Owl

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, secondary growth, wooded area, mangroves, parks and gardens.

Behaviour/Ecology:

Local Status: Common resident

Conservation Status: Least Concern (BirdLife International 2016)

Location: Central Catchment Forest, Lower Pierce Reservoir, Hindhede Park, Bukit Batok Nature Park, Pasir Ris Park, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Jurong Lake Park and any suitable patch of habitat.

Featured articles:

Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Collared Scops Owl at Macritchie Reservoir. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
Collared Scops Owl at Singapore Botanics Garden. Photo credit: Francis Yap
Collared Scops Owl at Lower Pierce Reservoir. Photo credit: Adrian Silas Tay
External Links:

Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page

Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link

Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

eBird Species page: eBird (Collared Scops-Owl)

References:

Robson, C. (2014). Field guide to the birds of South-East Asia (Second Edition). Bloomsbury Publishing, London.

RECOMMENDED CITATION

Bird Society of Singapore. (n.d.). Collared Scops Owl. Retrieved on November 18, 2024 from https://singaporebirds.com/species/collared-scops-owl.

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