Collared Scops Owl

How to identify

Field marks

1. Small ear tufts on the head
2. Facial disc white or pale yellow, eyes orange or rufous
3. Upperparts gray or sandy-brown, underparts pale yellow with fine markings
4. A single pale yellowish-brown collar around the neck

Male, female and young

No obvious differences in appearance between the sexes.

Voice

A quiet “goog gook”.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: January–February · Most records: China, Thailand, Singapore

Collared Scops Owl has been recorded at 556 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 12 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Taipei – National Taiwan University Main CampusTaiwan (China)1,228 records
2. Sangla and AreaNepal615 records
3. Kaeng Krachan NP – Baan Maka Nature LodgeThailand584 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaThailandSingaporeNepalVietnamIndiaCambodiaMalaysia

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The collared scops owl (Otus lettia) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan (China). It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. This species was formerly considered to be included within what is now separated as the Indian scops owl (O. bakkamoena).

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