Collared Scops Owl

What the Collared Scops Owl sounds like

Recorded by Ujjal Kishor De · Call · Unakoti (near Kumarghat), Tripura, India · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Collared Scops Owl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is April, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Collared Scops Owl

The map shades 15 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Collared Scops Owl

The collared scops owl is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. This species was formerly considered to be included within what is now separated as the Indian scops owl.

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Easily confused with

Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoenaThe Indian scops owl is a small 23–25 cm (9.1–9.8 in) owl, although it is one of the largest of the scops owls. African Scops OwlOtus senegalensisThe African scops owl is a small owl, measuring 17 cm (6.7 in) in length. Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scopsThe Eurasian scops owl is 19–21 cm (7.5–8.3 in) in length with a wingspan of 47–54 cm (19–21 in).