Sandy Scops-Owl

Otus icterorhynchus

Least Concern

The Sandy Scops-Owl is an owl of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. 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

Sandy Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts

Population

≈ Unknown

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