Eurasian Scops-Owl

Otus scops

Least Concern

The Eurasian Scops-Owl is an owl of Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Eurasian Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in Europe, North Africa, and temperate Asia

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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