Individuals may freeze with eyes half closed when disturbed. The relatively large, pale flesh coloured feet are feathered pale buff to the base of the yellowish toes. 4, p. 140. The adults are pale rufous brown, finely spotted with white and barred with buff. Identification: Adult greyish morph resembles Sunda Scops Owl but is smaller and has greyish-brown upperparts and head, bold dark streaks on whitish underparts, yellowish eyes and blackish bill. Handbook of the Birds of the World: Barn Owls to Hummingbirds, Owls of the World: Their Lives, Behavior and Survival, Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World (Second Edition), Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide (Second Edition). There are two colour morphs, a brown morph which is mainly pale rufous-brown with light streaking on head and faint barring om paler underparts and a rufous morph which is a bright, rich rufous, that is paler on the underwing coverts. Sexes are similar in appearance. It is 15 cm (5.9 in) tall with a … The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a species of scops owl found in eastern and southern Asia. April 1990. March 2019 Indian BIRDS 14(5):151-152 Page by Deane Lewis. The Reddish Scops Owl is a nocturnal owl. A small owl which has an overall pale rufous colour, a plain face, a pale yellow bill and yellow eyes. The pale stripe along the shoulders is quite obvious. [1], Near Kaeng Krachen National Park, Thailand, Rufous morph from Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, Adult rufous morph from Garbhanga, Assam, India, Sub species O. s. modestus (Walden, 1874) from Andaman Islands, India, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oriental_scops_owl&oldid=986946864, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Oriental Scops Owl (rufous morph) from Guwahati, Assam, India, This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 22:37. Distribution: Southern part of peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java and Borneo. Similar looking species: Sunda Scops Owl The Anjouan scops owl occurs in grey and rufous colour phases and has very small ear tufts compared to other scops owls. Typical call - Malindi, Kilifi, Kenya. The bill is horn-white. See also: Other owls from Asia, The underparts are paler and more rufous with buff bars and white spots on the belly and vent. The rufous form is browner and the marking contrast more with the plumage. Rufous morph: Similar to above, but the ground colour above and below is bright rufous. Upperparts including the crown are tawny rufous-brown, with elongated or triangular pale fulvous spots bordered with black. The gray form is sooty grey with fine buff bars on the head and neck, a dark brown face with fine streaks and brown underparts with very fine brown streaks and vermiculations. The owl nests in holes in trees during February–April. The underparts are paler and more rufous with buff bars and white spots on the belly and vent. March and April, and a downy nestling observed in mid July. Underparts are cinnamon-buff with sparse spots similar to those on the upperparts. Primaries are ochre with very prominent blackish bars; secondaries are ocher-brown with darker brown bars. Wing length 112-124mm. The Anjouan scops owl occurs in gray and rufous morphs and has very small ear tufts compared to other scops owls. The rufous form is browner and the marking contrast more with the plumage. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, 13, pt. It can be distinguish from the collared scops owl by its whitish scapular stripe, well marked underparts, and lack of pale collar. Photo Gallery (2 pictures) The species has a repeated liquid call sounding like "tuk tok torok". Madagascar Scops Owl (Otus rutilus) rufous morph. black and with indistinct pale bars which are clearest on the central rectrices. forest; mostly in lowlands, but has been recorded up to 1350m elevation. There are two colour morphs, a brown morph which is mainly pale rufous-brown with light streaking on head and faint barring om paler underparts and a rufous morph which is a bright, rich rufous, that is paler on the underwing coverts. The gray form is sooty grey with fine buff bars on the head and neck, a dark brown face with fine streaks and brown underparts with very fine brown streaks and vermiculations. Tail length 58-68mm. 1821. 1, Spec. The underparts are paler and more rufous with buff bars and white spots on the belly and vent. It can be distinguish from the collared scops owl by its whitish scapular stripe, well marked underparts, and lack of pale collar. The Pemba scops owl is a medium-sized scops-owl with short ear-tufts. There are two colour morphs, grey and rufous; intermediate forms also occur. The tail and flight feathers are sooty grey. The adults are pale rufous brown, finely spotted with white and barred with buff. Reddish Scops Owl ~ Otus rufescens Introduction. Hunting & Food: Feeds on insects, mainly grasshoppers and crickets. October 1995. Image by Trevor Quested. A pale and dark morph are known to exist. Weight 70.5-83g. Wing length 127-137mm. August 2013. The prominent ear-tufts are flecked with white, blackish, and rufous-brown. A small owl which has an overall pale rufous colour, a plain face, a pale yellow bill and yellow eyes. - Taman Negara, Pahang, Malaysia. This is a small, variable plumaged, yellow eyed owl with ear-tufts which are not always erect. It is also known as the Rufous Scops Owl. Description: Pale morph: The facial disc is cinnamon-buff, becoming paler towards the edge, and bordered by a dark brown rim. Tail length 60-66mm. Grey, rufous and dark brown morphs are known to exist, as well as intermediates. Body length is 15 cm (5.9 in) and the wingspan is 45 cm (18 in). The adults are pale rufous brown, finely spotted with white and barred with buff.