Reddish Scops-Owl (Otus rufescens)

Other Names (World)
Reddish Scops-Owl, Rufescent Scops-owl, Rufous Scops-owl, Reddish Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
19 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Habitat
Primary and tall secondary forest, including logged forest and peat-swamp forest. From sea-level - 600m, occasionally up to 1,000 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam (B), Indonesia (B), Malaysia (B), Philippines, Thailand (B).

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010) and decreasing.

Status NT
Habitat destruction and degradation through logging and land conversion is the main threat.

For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (38)...)

Reddish Scops Owl (Otus rufescens) [XC384451]
by Ding Li Yong from Johor (near Mersing), Johor, Malaysia (song)

Reddish Scops Owl (Otus rufescens) [XC269841]
by Peter Boesman from near Borneo Rainforest Lodge, Danum Valley, Sabah, Malaysia (song)

Subspecies
Relationships unclear. Additional subspecies burbidgei based on single dark-faced specimen from Sulu Is, in Philippines, but record apparently not accepted as origin of specimen disputed. Description also thought possibly not outside normal variation of nominate subspecies.

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

malayensis Hachisuka, 1934 - Southern peninsular Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.
rufescens (Horsfield, 1821) - Sumatra, Bangka, Java and Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

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