Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji)

Other Names (World)
Sunda Scops-Owl, Collared Scops-owl(!), Sunda Scops Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
20 - 23 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Horsfield, 1821)

Range (Guide)

Malay Peninsula (except south), southern Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, northern Natuna Is, Borneo (except north).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (84)...)

Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC742513]
by Okamoto Keita Sin from BirdLife International (Asia) Office, Singapore (song)

Sunda Scops Owl (Otus lempiji) [XC40230]
by David Marques from Palangka Raya town, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia (song)

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.

The following 6 subspecies are recognised:

condorensis (Horsfield, 1821) - Southern peninsular Thailand below Isthmus of Kra.
lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) - Malay Peninsula (except south), southern Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, northern Natuna Is, Borneo (except north).
cnephaeus Deignan, 1950 - Southern Malay Peninsula.
hypnodes Deignan, 1950 - Northern and central Sumatra.
lemurum Deignan, 1957 - Northern Borneo.
kangeanus Mayr, 1938 - Kangean Is.

References
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Files:

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