Mountain Scops-Owl

Otus spilocephalus

Least Concern

The Mountain Scops-Owl is an owl of the Himalayas and adjacent foothill forests. 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

Mountain Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Himalayas and adjacent foothill forests

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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