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.

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) [XC878157]
by id from Mikongo, Lope, Ogoou\u00e9-Ivindo, Gabon (song)

Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) [XC736967]
by Ania Wisniewska from Haut - Nyong, East, Cameroon (uncertain)

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:

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