White-fronted Scops-Owl (Otus sagittatus)

Other Names (World)
White-fronted Scops-Owl, Greater Scops-owl, Large Scops-owl, Malayan Scops-owl, White-fronted Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
27 - 29 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Cassin, 1848)

Habitat
Old-growth and regenerating evergreen or mixed deciduous forests of level lowlands and hill-slopes. From sea-level - 700 m.

Range (Guide)

Malaysia (B), Myanmar (B), Thailand (B).

Vagrant to Taiwan (China).

Southern Myanmar (Tenasserim), southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula; possibly Sumatra (status uncertain).

Population
Estimated population is 2,500 - 9,999 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
Extensive lowland forest loss, degradation and fragmentation, primarily through logging, development and conversion for agriculture, pose the greatest threats.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Insects, chiefly moths.

Voice
Possibly a hollow, monotone, whistled 'hoooo'. It appears to call rarely.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (22)...)

White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus) [XC376009]
by Ding Li Yong from Johor (near Mersing), Johor, Malaysia (song)

White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus) [XC823682]
by yann muzika from Mersing (near Jementah), Johor, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Relationships unclear.

No subspecies.

Similar Species
Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens) which is smaller, darker with dark bars on primaries.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for White-fronted Scops-Owl (Otus sagittatus) - 10 files

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