| African Scops Owl | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Otus |
| Species: | O. senegalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Otus senegalensis (Swainson, 1837) |
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The African Scops Owl (Otus senegalensis) is a small owl endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
The African Scops Owl has a distinctive "prrrp" call which occurs around every 5 seconds: