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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)<br /> | ||
| + | Two colour morphs: grey-brown and rufous | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| − | South [[Asia]] | + | [[Asia]]: [[Russia]], [[Siberia]], [[Mongolia]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], [[Pakistan]], [[India]], [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], Eastern and Western [[Himalayas]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bhutan]], [[North Korea]], [[South Korea]], [[Japan]], [[Taiwan]]<br /> |
| + | '''Southeast Asia''': [[Indochina]], [[Myanmar]], [[Laos]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Singapore]], [[Borneo]], [[Indonesia]], [[Greater Sundas]], [[Sumatra]] | ||
| + | Accidental vagrant to the [[Aleutians]] in [[Alaska]] (1 record). | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | ====Subspecies==== | ||
| + | [[Image:32246786855 9699d1c082 c.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Greyish morph<br />Photo by {{user|SeeToh|SeeToh}}<br />Dairy Farm Nature Park, [[Singapore]], January 2017]] | ||
| + | There are 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
| + | *''O. s. sunia'': | ||
| + | :*Northern [[Pakistan]] to [[Bangladesh]] and northern [[India]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. rufipennis'': | ||
| + | :*Southern India | ||
| + | *''O. s. leggei'': | ||
| + | :*[[Sri Lanka]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. nicobaricus'': | ||
| + | :*[[Nicobar Islands]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. japonicus'': | ||
| + | :*Breeds [[Japan]], at least partially migratory, but winter range not well documented | ||
| + | *''O. s. stictonotus'': | ||
| + | :*Breeds south-eastern [[Siberia]] to north-eastern China, Sakhalin Island and northern [[Korea]]; winters south-eastern China south at least to southern [[Thailand]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. malayanus'': | ||
| + | :*Southern [[China]] (Yunnan to eastern Guangdong); at least partially migratory, wintering to the southern [[Malay Peninsula]] and perhaps to northern [[Sumatra]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. distans'': | ||
| + | :*northern and eastern Thailand and [[Indochina]] | ||
| + | *''O. s. modestus'': | ||
| + | :*Assam to [[Myanmar]], [[Thailand]], [[Indochina]]; [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| − | Dry deciduous forests. | + | Dry deciduous forests, with a preference for the edges and glades of open woodland. |
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | ====Diet==== | ||
| + | Their main diet consists of insects and spiders. They also eat rodents and small birds. | ||
| + | ====Breeding==== | ||
| + | Their nest is a hollow in a tree trunk. | ||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug16}}#Avibase | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017) | ||
| + | {{ref}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | {{GSearch|"Otus sunia" {{!}} "Oriental Scops Owl"}} | ||
| + | {{GS-checked}}1 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:05, 5 May 2023
- Otus sunia
Identification
18–21 cm (7-8¼ in)
Two colour morphs: grey-brown and rufous
Distribution
Asia: Russia, Siberia, Mongolia, China, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Eastern and Western Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Accidental vagrant to the Aleutians in Alaska (1 record).
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 9 subspecies[1]:
- O. s. sunia:
- Northern Pakistan to Bangladesh and northern India
- O. s. rufipennis:
- Southern India
- O. s. leggei:
- O. s. nicobaricus:
- O. s. japonicus:
- Breeds Japan, at least partially migratory, but winter range not well documented
- O. s. stictonotus:
- O. s. malayanus:
- Southern China (Yunnan to eastern Guangdong); at least partially migratory, wintering to the southern Malay Peninsula and perhaps to northern Sumatra
- O. s. distans:
- northern and eastern Thailand and Indochina
- O. s. modestus:
- Assam to Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina; Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Habitat
Dry deciduous forests, with a preference for the edges and glades of open woodland.
Behaviour
Diet
Their main diet consists of insects and spiders. They also eat rodents and small birds.
Breeding
Their nest is a hollow in a tree trunk.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2016. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2016, with updates to August 2016. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved January 2017)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Oriental Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 18 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Oriental_Scops_Owl
External Links
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