Palau Scops Owl

When to see the Palau 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 May, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Palau Scops Owl

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

About the Palau Scops Owl

The Palau scops owl or Palau owl is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Palau scops owls are dark reddish-brown with small white dots scattered across their feathers. They are endemic to the Palau Islands in the western Pacific, where they are found in woodland and lagoon trees, ravines and mangrove swamps. Palau owls nest in hollows of trees, live in groups and are territorial.

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Easily confused with

Mindanao Scops OwlOtus mirusOtus mirus is a small owl, with a mean length of 19 cm and body mass of approximately 65 g. Wallace's Scops OwlOtus silvicolaThe adult Wallace's scops owl has a body length of 23 to 27 cm (9 to 101/2 in), a wingspan between 202 and 251 cm (791/2 and 99 in), and can weigh around 210 g (71/2 oz). Luzon Scops OwlOtus longicornisThe Luzon scops owl is relatively small even among species of scops owls endemic to the Philippines.