Otus everetti
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Everett's scops owl (Otus everetti), also called Midanao lowland scops-owl is an owl species endemic to the Philippines. They are found on Bohol, Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Mindanao and Basilan. This species is part of the Philippine scops owl species complex which includes the Negros scops owl.
Everett's scops owl was part of the Philippine scops owl (O. megalotis) species complex, which also included the Negros scops owl (O. nigrorum), but these species were split following genetic analyses. O. everetti is differentiated by its darker plumage, face and darker orange eyes. This is species is monotypic.
Not much is known about this owl but they are presumed to have similar habits to other closely related scops owls. Their diet is presumed to be insects, small mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. They live alone or in monogamous pairs. They breed throughout the year, laying clutches of 1 or 2 eggs. They nest in tree hollows in forests of the Philippine lowlands.
It is found in tropical moist lowland forest and the lower reaches of montane forest until 1,550 meters above sea level it is replaced... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Davao City | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
No species of the same family or order lives in Davao City, so these are its closest relatives here: other birds.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Everett's Scops-Owl sighting in Davao City on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 88th most-seen of the 100 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Everett's Scops-Owl in Davao City on a given day, against under 5% in July–September and December–May, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Everett's Scops-Owl sightings with a recorded time, and about half of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Only Davao City, in our data
Davao City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Everett's Scops-Owl sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Everett's Scops-Owl is recorded against all the birds logged in Davao City (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
