Sandy Scops-Owl (Otus icterorhynchus)

Other Names (World)
Sandy Scops-Owl, Cinnamon Scops-owl, Sandy Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
18 - 22 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Shelley, 1873)

Habitat
Lowland evergreen forest. From sea-level - 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], Congo [The Democratic Republic of the], C�te dIvoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia.

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects, including grasshoppers and crickets.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (2)...)

Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) [XC163921]
by Joost van Bruggen from Big Babanki, Bamenda, Northwest, Cameroon (song)

Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) [XC781883]
by \u00c9tienne Leroy from Gola Rainforest NP, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone (song)

Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Sokoke Scops-Owl (Otus ireneae). Has been considered conspecific with Asian Andaman Scops-Owl (Otus balli) on the basis of morphology, but differs significantly in plumage and vocal characters. Some authors have included Sumatran form "stresemanni" of Mountain Scops-Owl (Otus spilocephalus) as a subspecies of present species, or with the two forming a superspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

icterorhynchus (Shelley, 1873) - Liberia, Ivory Coast and Ghana.
holerythrus (Sharpe, 1901) - Southern Cameroon, northern Congo and northern and eastern Zaire; probably also northern Gabon.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Sandy Scops-Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) - 10 files

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