Sao Tome Scops-Owl

Otus hartlaubi

Least Concern

The Sao Tome Scops-Owl is an owl of Sao Tome and Principe. 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

Sao Tome Scops-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in Sao Tome and Principe

Population

≈ Unknown

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