Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) [XC878157]
by id from Mikongo, Lope, Ogoou\u00e9-Ivindo, Gabon (song)
Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) [XC163921]
by Joost van Bruggen from Big Babanki, Bamenda, Northwest, Cameroon (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.