Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC609654]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from Peninsular Malaysia (near Kuala Selangor), Selangor, Malaysia (song)
Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC831551]
by Panji Gusti Akbar from Kecamatan Pakem, Kabupaten Sleman, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia (begging call)
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.