Oriental Scops Owl

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Oriental Scops Owl
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species: O. sunia
Binomial name
Otus sunia
Hodgson, 1836

The Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia is a species of Scops owl found in South Asia. They are found in dry deciduous forests. They are usually detected by their distinctive call of slowly repeated Wug-chug-chug. There have been 2 records of Oriental Scops Owl in Alaska.

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