Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula; possibly Sumatra (status uncertain).
 
Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.
Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.
Status VU
Extensive lowland forest loss, degradation and fragmentation, primarily through logging, development and conversion for agriculture, pose the greatest threats.
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
Food
Insects, chiefly moths.
Voice
Possibly a hollow, monotone, whistled 'hoooo'. It appears to call rarely.
White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus) [XC621134]
by Lim Ying Hien from Johor (near Mersing), Johor, Malaysia (song)
White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus) [XC294988]
by Marc Anderson from Kaeng Krachan National Park, Ban Krang, KM 15-18, Phetchaburi, Thailand (song)
Subspecies
Relationships unclear.
No subspecies.
Similar Species
Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) which is smaller, darker with dark bars on primaries.
References
See References.