Sunda Scops-Owl (Otus lempiji)

Other Names (World)
Sunda Scops-Owl, Collared Scops-owl(!), Sunda Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Range (Guide)

Malay Peninsula (except south), southern Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, northern Natuna Is, Borneo (except north).

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

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (84)...)

Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC788157]
by Ding Li Yong from Sabak Bernam Forest, Selangor, Malaysia (call, duet)

Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC897690]
by Ding Li Yong from Bukit Batok Neighbourhood Park, Singapore (song)

Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Mentawai Scops-Owl (Otus mentawi), Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena), Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia), Japanese Scops-Owl (Otus semitorques), Palawan Scops-Owl (Otus fuliginosus) and Luzon Lowland Scops-Owl (Otus megalotis). Frequently treated as subspecies of Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena), and sometimes considered to include as subspecies or to be conspecific with Collared Scops-Owl (Otus lettia), but vocalizations distinct. Subspecies cnephaeus apparently differs vocally, may be separate species. Subspecies condorensis doubtfully distinct from nominate.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

condorensis (Horsfield, 1821) - Southern peninsular Thailand below Isthmus of Kra.
lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) - Malay Peninsula (except south), southern Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, northern Natuna Is, Borneo (except north).
cnephaeus Deignan, 1950 - Southern Malay Peninsula.
hypnodes Deignan, 1950 - Northern and central Sumatra.
lemurum Deignan, 1957 - Northern Borneo.
kangeanus Mayr, 1938 - Kangean Is.

References
See References.

Files:

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