Scops Owl {Otus senegalensis}
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Some authorities think the species may be more closely related to Old World Scops owls rather than the North American screech-owls because its song shares more similarities with the Old World group.
Formerly considered a subspecies of the White-faced Scops Owl, Ptilopsis leucoti
Owl, Southern White-faced Ptilopsis granti Found: Africa
Formerly considered a subspecies of the White-faced Scops Owl, Ptilopsis leucotis ...
Sulawesi Scops-Owl Otus manadensis
Described by: Quoy; Gaimard (1830)
Alternate common name(s): Sulawesi Scops Owl, Celebes Scops-Owl, Siau Scops Owl, Siau Scops-Owl
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors ...
Other Common Names: Flammulated Screech-Owl; Flammulated Scops Owl.
dusk it becomes full of animation, flies swiftly, gliding, as it were, over the grounds, like a little spectre, and pounces on small quadrupeds and birds with the quickness of thought. Its common cry at night resembles that of the European Scops Owl, ...
 See also: Eagle, Sparrow, Woodpecker, Nightjar, Quail
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