Negros Scops Owl

Otus nigrorum

Near Threatened · IUCN Red List

NTNear ThreatenedEndemicInvertebratesForestCavity nestMedium · 99 g

When to see the Negros Scops Owl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 7 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Negros Scops Owl

Regular range

The map shades 1 country with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

About the Negros Scops Owl

The Negros scops owl, also known as the Visayan scops owl, is an owl, endemic to the islands of Negros and Panay in the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae. It has a distinct and striking rufous or reddish brown crown, nape and face. It was formerly classified as a subspecies of the Philippine scops owl. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for the pet trade.

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