Scops owl
many, see species list
The scops owls , known as screech owls in the Americas are small owls in the genus Otus typical owl family Strigidae. This is one of the two generally accepted families of owls, the other being the barn owls , Tytonidae.
In Britain, the name screech owl refers to the Barn Owl .
The scops owls are small slender owls, the largest being only some 25cm in length. They have small ear tufts and are highly nocturnal . Most live on insects and other small prey.
The species are:
White-fronted Scops Owl , Otus sagittatus
Andaman Scops Owl , Otus balli
Reddish Scops Owl , Otus rufescens
Sandy Scops Owl , Otus icterorhynchus
Sokoke Scops Owl , Otus ireneae
Flores Scops Owl , Otus alfredi
Mountain Scops Owl , Otus spilocephalus
Rajah Scops Owl , Otus brookii
Javan Scops Owl , Otus angelinae
Mentawai Scops Owl , Otus mentawi
Indian Scops Owl , Otus bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl , Otus (bakkamoena) lettia
Sunda Scops Owl , Otus lempiji
Japanese Scops Owl , Otus semitorques
Wallace's Scops Owl , Otus silvicola
Palawan Scops Owl , Otus fuliginosus
Philippine Scops Owl , Otus megalotis
Mindanao Scops Owl , Otus mirus
Luzon Scops Owl , Otus longicornis
Mindoro Scops Owl , Otus mindorensis
Pallid Scops Owl , Otus brucei
African Scops Owl , Otus senegalensis
European Scops Owl , Otus scops
Oriental Scops Owl , Otus sunia
Flammulated Owl , Otus flammeolus
Moluccan Scops Owl , Otus magicus
Mantanani Scops Owl , Otus mantananensis
Ryukyu Scops Owl , Otus elegans
Sulawesi Scops Owl , Otus manadensis
Sangihe Scops Owl , Otus collari
Biak Scops Owl , Otus beccarii
Seychelles Scops Owl , Otus insularis
Simeulue Scops Owl , Otus umbra
Enggano Scops Owl , Otus enganensis
Nicobar Scops Owl , Otus alius
Pemba Scops Owl , Otus pembaensis
Comoro Scops Owl , Otus pauliani
Anjouan Scops Owl , Otus capnodes
Moheli Scops Owl , Otus moheliensis
Mayotte Scops Owl , Otus mayottensis
Malagasy Scops Owl , Otus rutilus
Serendib Scops Owl , Otus thilohoffmanni
Torotoroka Scops Owl , Otus madagascariensis
Sao Tome Scops Owl , Otus hartlaubi
Western Screech Owl , Otus kennicottii
Balsas Screech Owl , Otus seductus
Pacific Screech Owl , Otus cooperi
Whiskered Screech Owl , Otus trichopsis
Eastern Screech Owl , Otus asio
Tropical Screech Owl , Otus choliba
Koepcke's Screech Owl , Otus koepckeae
West Peruvian Screech Owl , Otus roboratus
Bare-shanked Screech Owl , Otus clarkii
Bearded Screech Owl , Otus barbarus
Rufescent Screech Owl , Otus ingens
Colombian Screech Owl , Otus colombianus
Cinnamon Screech Owl , Otus petersoni
Cloud-forest Screech Owl , Otus marshalli
Tawny-bellied Screech Owl , Otus watsonii
Guatemalan Screech Owl , Otus guatemalae
Vermiculated Screech Owl , Otus vermiculatus
Hoy's Screech Owl , Otus hoyi
Variable Screech Owl , Otus atricapillus
Long-tufted Screech Owl , Otus sanctaecatarinae
Puerto Rican Screech Owl , Otus nudipes
White-throated Screech Owl , Otus albogularis
