Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC404071]
by Jelle Scharringa from Cameron Highlands (near Tanah Rata), Pahang, Malaysia (call)
Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC341577]
by Peter Boesman from Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore, Singapore (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.