Genus

Scops-Owls

Otus

14 species in our catalog · found in 82 parks

Species in this group

Otus lempiji

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Otus rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Otus bakkamoena

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Otus manadensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Otus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN Endemic

Otus thilohoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus sagittatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus sunia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus lettia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Otus spilocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus brookii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus scops

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Otus magicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scops-Owls

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 23 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~50%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			~40%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			~20%
2	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	~30%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			~30%
3	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~30%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~30%
4	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~30%
	Sulawesi Scops-Owl			~30%
5	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4 of 14	~30%
	White-fronted Scops-Owl			~20%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
6	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	~30%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			~30%
7	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~30%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~30%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
8	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~30%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			~30%
9	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 14	~30%
	Serendib Scops Owl			~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
10	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~30%
	African Scops-Owl			~30%
11	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
12	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
13	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
14	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
15	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
16	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
17	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1 of 14	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
18	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 14	~20%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
19	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
20	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
21	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2 of 14	~10%
	Rajah Scops Owl			~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
22	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			~10%
23	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
24	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
25	Mantadia National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	~10%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			~10%
26	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
27	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
28	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
29	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
31	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
32	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
33	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
34	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
35	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
36	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~10%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
37	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
38	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
39	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
40	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
41	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
42	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
43	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
44	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
45	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
46	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
47	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
48	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1 of 14	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
49	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
50	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
51	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
52	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
53	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1 of 14	<5%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			<5%
54	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
55	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
56	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2 of 14	<5%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
57	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
58	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
59	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
60	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
61	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
62	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 14	<5%
	Moluccan Scops-Owl			<5%
63	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
64	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
65	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
66	uMkhuze Game Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
67	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
68	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
69	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
70	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
71	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
72	Udawalawe National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
73	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
74	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
75	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
76	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
77	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
78	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
79	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
80	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
81	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
82	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 14	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Qingdao	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~20%
2	Tashkent	🇺🇿 Uzbekistan	1 of 14	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
3	Almaty	🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	1 of 14	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
4	Rostov-on-Don	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 14	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
5	Jabalpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
6	Karaj	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 14	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
7	Guangzhou	🇨🇳 China	2 of 14	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
8	Taipei	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2 of 14	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
9	Athens	🇬🇷 Greece	1 of 14	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
10	Jaipur	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
11	Gwalior	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
12	Tamluk	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
13	Nagpur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
14	Seoul	🇰🇷 South Korea	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
15	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
16	Tehran	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
17	Mashhad	🇮🇷 Iran	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
18	Dhaka	🇧🇩 Bangladesh	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
19	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
20	Guwahati	🇮🇳 India	2 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
21	Bangkok	🇹🇭 Thailand	2 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
22	Dushanbe	🇹🇯 Tajikistan	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
23	Jammu	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
24	Colombo [Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte]	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
25	Xiamen City	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
26	Yerevan	🇦🇲 Armenia	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
27	Singapore	🇸🇬 Singapore	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
28	Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
29	Thrissur	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
30	Bhubaneshwar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
31	Taichung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
32	Ludhiana	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
33	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
34	Kollam	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
35	Belgrade	🇷🇸 Serbia	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
36	Thiruvananthapuram	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
37	Prayagraj	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
38	Chandigarh	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
39	Jalandhar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
40	Kuala Lumpur	🇲🇾 Malaysia	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
41	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
42	Tainan	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
43	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
44	Nanjing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
45	Jerusalem	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
46	Beijing	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
47	Coimbatore	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
48	Kaohsiung	🇹🇼 Taiwan	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
49	Kozhikode	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
50	Dehradun	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
51	Bengaluru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
52	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
53	Lucknow	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
54	Kathmandu	🇳🇵 Nepal	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
55	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
56	Shanghai	🇨🇳 China	1 of 14	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
57	Vadodara	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
58	Tel Aviv	🇮🇱 Israel	1 of 14	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
59	Mysuru	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
60	Kolkata	🇮🇳 India	1 of 14	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
2	Taipei Zoo	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
3	Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden	🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China	In captivity
4	Badoca Safari Park	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
5	Yaroslavl Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
6	Kyiv Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
7	Fonghuanggu Bird and Ecology Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	In captivity
8	Natur- und Tierpark Goldau	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
9	Gembira Loka Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
10	Asahiyama Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
11	Aquarama Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
12	Plock Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
13	Amaru	🇪🇨 Ecuador	In captivity
14	Tierpark Hexentanzplatz	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Zoopark Limpopo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
16	Odesa Zoo	🇺🇦 Ukraine	In captivity
17	Small Breeds Farm Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	In captivity
18	Alpenzoo Innsbruck	🇦🇹 Austria	In captivity
19	Zoo Koki (Parque zoológico y botánico)	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
20	Centro Volo Rapaci	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
21	Donjon des aigles	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
22	Jakarta Aquarium	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity
23	Vogelpark Bali	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity

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Scops-Owls

Species in this group

Sunda Scops-Owl

Madagascar Scops-Owl

Indian Scops-Owl

Sulawesi Scops-Owl

African Scops-Owl

Serendib Scops Owl

Reddish Scops-Owl

White-fronted Scops-Owl

Oriental Scops Owl

Collared Scops Owl

Mountain Scops-Owl

Rajah Scops Owl

Eurasian Scops Owl

Moluccan Scops-Owl

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Scops-Owls

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found