Listen to the Mountain scops owl
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About the Mountain scops owl
The Mountain scops owl is a bird in the family Strigidae (order Strigiformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults weigh around 84 g.
What does the Mountain scops owl sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus), sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. Its range extends across much of south and southeast Asia, from Pakistan and the Himalayas in the northwest, through Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia in the east and south.
The nominate subspecies of the eastern Himalayas has a distinct more russet plumage.
Related birds in the genus Otus
More from the family Strigidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a Mountain scops owl sound like?
You can hear 1 recording of the Mountain scops owl on this page, including its call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the Mountain scops owl endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the Mountain scops owl as “least concern”.
What family does the Mountain scops owl belong to?
The Mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.
Sources & credits
- Call · Kausani, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand, India by Mandar Bhagat – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q1263520 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Mountain scops owl – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by Ian Dugdale – CC BY 4.0