About the Anjouan Scops Owl
The Anjouan scops owl is an owl endemic to the island of Anjouan in the Comoro Islands.
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The Anjouan scops owl occurs in grey and rufous colour phases and has very small ear-tufts compared to other scops owls. The grey form is sooty grey with fine buff bars on the head and neck, a dark brown face with fine streaks and brown underparts with very fine brown streaks and vermiculations. The tail and flight feathers are sooty grey. The rufous form is browner and the marking contrasts more with the plumage. Body length is 15 cm (5.9 in) and the wingspan is 45 cm (18 in). Voice: The call of the Anjouan scops owl is a distinctive drawn-out whistle, which is repeated often with short interludes. It has been likened to the "pee-oo" call of the grey plover. The local name is "badanga".
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Where it lives
When to see it
Peak activity in November · a summer visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Enggano Scops OwlOtus enganensisThe Enggano scops owl is an owl endemic to Enggano Island, Indonesia.
Karthala Scops OwlOtus paulianiThe Karthala scops owl lacks ear-tufts and comes in two colour forms, a light morph and a dark morph.
Moheli Scops OwlOtus moheliensisThe Moheli scops owl has two colour morphs, the rufous morph has reddish-brown plumage which is and weakly marked with dark streaks and bars; the brown morph has a darker brown plumage, which is boldly marked with streaks and vermiculations.
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