Arabian Scops Owl - BirdForum Opus

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Photo by sager20
Jedah, Saudi Arabia, March 2006

Otus pamelae

Distribution

Found in southern Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.
Formerly considered conspecific with African Scops Owl.

Behaviour

Nocturnal.

References

1. Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2014. IOC World Bird Names (version 4.3). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
2. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Arabian Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 16 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Arabian_Scops_Owl

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