How big is a Sulawesi Scops Owl?

The Sulawesi Scops Owl is a medium sized bird weighing about 88 g.

Where can you see a Sulawesi Scops Owl?

The Sulawesi Scops Owl is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.

What birds look similar to a Sulawesi Scops Owl?

The Sulawesi Scops Owl is most easily confused with the Philippine Scops Owl, the Andaman Scops Owl and the Reddish Scops Owl.

Is the Sulawesi Scops Owl endangered?

The Sulawesi Scops Owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

Sulawesi Scops Owl

Otus manadensis

Owls · Strigiformes · Rare

The Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis) is a rare owl found only in Indonesia, weighing about 88 g. The Sulawesi scops owl is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia.

Least ConcernRareEndemicEats invertebratesforestcavity nest88 g

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 1 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 2 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 3 — Photo: Jason Alexander · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 4 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 5 — Photo: Justin Philbois · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 6 — Photo: libby hepburn · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 7 — Photo: libby hepburn · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 8 — Photo: libby hepburn · http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 9 — Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Sulawesi Scops Owl (Otus manadensis), photo 10 — Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

About the Sulawesi Scops Owl

The Sulawesi scops owl is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it lives

Indonesia

When to see it

Best months: June, July, August, September, October, November, December, with peak activity in August. It is a variable species across most of its range.

Easily confused with

Quick questions

What does a Sulawesi Scops Owl look like?: The Sulawesi scops owl is an owl found on the Sulawesi island of Indonesia.
How big is a Sulawesi Scops Owl?: The Sulawesi Scops Owl is a medium sized bird weighing about 88 g.
Where can you see a Sulawesi Scops Owl?: The Sulawesi Scops Owl is endemic to Indonesia, which is the only country where it occurs.
What birds look similar to a Sulawesi Scops Owl?: The Sulawesi Scops Owl is most easily confused with the Philippine Scops Owl, the Andaman Scops Owl and the Reddish Scops Owl.
Is the Sulawesi Scops Owl endangered?: The Sulawesi Scops Owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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