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Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl

Otus [scops or cyprius] (= Otus scops) (Linnaeus, C 1758)

The Eurasian scops owl, also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding range extends from southern Europe eastwards to southern Siberia and the western Himalayas. It is migratory, wintering in Africa south of the Sahara. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Strigiformes
Family:
  Strigidae
Genus:
   Otus
Scientific:
  Otus scops

Original description

Citation:
  (Linnaeus, C 1758)

Reference:
   Systema Naturae ed. 10 1 p.92

Protonym:
  Strix Scops

Type locality:
  Europe, restricted type locality, Italy.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10277#page/110/mode/1up

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  8B9017E833633F09

Avibase ID:
  avibase-8B9017E8

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/8B9017E8

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555376

Geographic range:

  • Otus scops scops: France and Mediterranean islands to Volga River, northern Greece, and Transcaucasia
  • Otus scops mallorcae: Iberian Peninsula, Balearic Islands, northern Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia
  • Otus scops cycladum: southern Greece and Crete, southern Türkiye, Israel, and Jordan
  • Otus scops turanicus: Iraq through Iran and southern Transcaspia to northwestern Pakistan
  • Otus scops pulchellus: Volga River to Lake Baikal and southward to Altai and Tien Shan Mountains
  • Otus cyprius: Cyprus
  • Show more...
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl
Czech:
výreček malý/kyperský
Danish:
Dværghornugle/Cyprusdværghornugle
German:
Zwergohreule/Zypern-Zwergohreule
Spanish:
Autillo Europeo/Chipriota
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo europeo/chipriota
French:
Petit-duc scops ou P.-d. de Chypre
Japanese:
ヨーロッパコノハズク／キプロスコノハズク
Portuguese (Portugal):
mocho-d'orelhas-europeu/mocho-d'orelhas-do-chipre
Russian:
Сплюшка/Кипрская сплюшка
Slovak:
výrik lesný/cyperský
Serbian:
Ćuk/kiparski ćuk
Swedish:
dvärguv/cyperndvärguv

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

African Bird Club Checklist 2004:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus [scops or cyprius])
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 02:
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 03:
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 04:
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
Common Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.):
Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Petit-duc scops ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Petit-duc scops ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 4th edition:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2015:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2016:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2017:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2018:
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Clements, version 2019:
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.50:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 5]
eBird version 1.55:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 5]
eBird version 2015:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 5]
eBird version 2016:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 5]
eBird version 2017:
European Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 5]
eBird version 2018:
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 2019:
Eurasian Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
eBird version 2021:
Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus scops/cyprius)
eBird version 2022:
Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus scops/cyprius)
eBird version 2023:
Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus scops/cyprius)
eBird version 2024:
Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl ( Otus scops/cyprius)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 2]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 4]
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Eurasian Scops-owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Common Scops-Owl ( Otus scops)
Oriental Bird Club:
Eurasian Scops Owl ( Otus scops)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Common Scops-Owl ( Otus scops) [version 1]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus scops [version 2]
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Otus scops [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: species group (sometimes a species)

This taxon is a subspecies of Otus [scops, cyprius or sunia]

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Arabic: الثبج, الثبج قبسة، بومة, بومة أذناء صغيرة, ثبج اوروبي
Asturian: Coruxín, Curuxín, Tubeca europea
Azerbaijani: Meşə bayquşu, Qulaqli baүquş
Belarusian: Соўка-сплюшка
Bulgarian: Чухал, Чухъл
Breton: Ar toud korr
Catalan: Duc petit, Mussol, Xot, Xot eurasiàtic
Catalan (Balears): Mussol
Valencian: Duc petit
Czech: Výrecek malý, Výreček malý, výreček malý/kyperský, výreèek malý
Chuvash: Пĕчĕк тăмана
Welsh: Tylluan scops
Danish: Dværghornugle, Dværghornugle/Cyprusdværghornugle
German: Zwergohreule, Zwergohreule/Zypern-Zwergohreule
Greek: (Ευρωπαϊκός) Γκιώνης, Γκιώνης, Ευρωπαϊκός/Κυπριακός Γκιώνης, Θουπί
Greek (Cypriot): Θουπί
English: Common Scops Owl, Common Scops-Owl, Commun scops owl, Eurasian or Cyprus Scops-Owl, Eurasian Scops Owl, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl, European Scops Owl, European Scops-Owl, Scops Owl, Scops-Owl
English (United Kingdom): Eurasian Scops Owl, Eurasian/Cyprus Scops Owl, European Scops Owl
English, HBW: Eurasian Scops-owl
English (IOC): Eurasian/Cyprus Scops Owl
English (Kenya): Eurasian Scops Owl
English (UAE): Eurasian Scops Owl, Eurasian/Cyprus Scops Owl
English (United States): Eurasian Scops-Owl, Eurasian/Cyprus Scops-Owl
Esperanto: malgranda orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo, Autillo Común, Autillo Europeo, Autillo Europeo/Chipriota, Buho-cornudo Caricafe
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Europeo, Autillo europeo/chipriota
Spanish (HBW): Autillo europeo
Spanish (Mexico): Buho-cornudo Caricafe
Estonian: salupäll
Basque: Apo-hontza, Xot
Persian: مرغ حق معمولی
Finnish: Kyläpöllönen
Faroese: Lítil kattúla
French: Hibou petit-duc, Petit-duc d'Europe, Petit-duc scops, Petit-duc scops ou P.-d. de Chypre
Friulian: Çus
Irish: Ulchabhán Scopach
Galician: Bufo pequeno, Moucho de orellas, Moucho de orellas europeo, Xot
Hebrew: שעיר, שעיר מצוי, שעיר מצוי/קפריסאי
Croatian: Cuk, Ćuk, Jejić lulavac
Hungarian: Füleskuvik
Armenian: [Yevropakan Bvik ], Եվրոպական Բվիկ
Icelandic: Skopugla
Italian: Assiolo, Assiolo comune, Assiolo eurasiatico
Japanese (romaji): Konoha-zuku, yoaroppakonohazuku, yōroppa ko-no-ha zuku, yo-roppakonohazuku, Youroppa ko-no-ha zuku
Japanese: ヨアロッパコノハズク, ヨーロッパコノハズク, ヨーロッパコノハズク／キプロスコノハズク, ヨーロッパコノハヅク
Japanese (Kanji): ヨーロッパ木の葉木菟
Georgian: წყრომი
Khakas: Паан
Kazakh: Маубас жапалақ
Kazakh (Transliteration): mawbas japalaq
Korean: 소쩍새
Cornish: Oula kernik
Scientific: Acnemius (sic) gymnopodius, Acnemius gymnopodius, Otus [scops or cyprius], Otus scops, Otus scops scops, Otus scops/cyprius, Strix Scops
Luxembourgish: Zwerghuereil
Ladin: Ciuita
Lithuanian: Apuokelis, Apuokėlis, Paprastasis apuokėlis
Latvian: Auspūcīte, Mazā ausainā pūcīte, Mazā pūcīte
Macedonian: Градинарски кук, ќук, Ќуќ–градинарски, Ушест був
Mongolian: Ердийн орволго, Орволго
Mongolian (Bichig): ᠶᠡᠷᠣᠳᠠ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠣᠷᠪᠣᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ 
Mongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠣᠯᠠᠪᠢᠷ ᠣᠷᠪᠠᠯᠭᠣ
Mongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Улаавар орволго
Mongolian (Transliteration): orovlog , ulaavar orovlog, yordiŋ orovlog
Malay: Burung hantu telinga panjang
Maltese: Kokka
Dutch: Dwerghornugle, Dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Dverghornugle
Norwegian: Dverghornugle
Occitan: Duganèl
Polish: Plomykówka, Płomykówka, syczek, syczek (zwyczajny), Syczek zwyczajny
Pinyin: hóng jiǎo-xiāo, xī hóng jiǎo-xiāo
Portuguese: mocho d'orelhas, Mocho-de-orelhas, Mocho-d'orelhas, Mocho-dos-banhados
Portuguese (Brazil): Mocho-dos-banhados
Portuguese (Portugal): Mocho-d'orelhas, mocho-d'orelhas-europeu/mocho-d'orelhas-do-chipre
Romansh: Piv mesaun, piv nanin, Piv nanina
Romanian: Ciuș, Ciuf, Ciuş
Romany: Ciuf
Russian: Splyushka, зорька, Или Обыкновенная Совка, Обыкновенная совка, Обыкновенная сплюшка, Сплюшка, Сплюшка/Кипрская сплюшка
Sardinian: Cionca, Tonca
Slovak: Výrik lesný, výrik lesný/cyperský, Výrik malý
Slovenian: veliki skovik
Albanian: Gjon, Gjoni, Huti i fushës
Serbian: Ćuk, cuk ušati, ćuk ušati, Ćuk/kiparski ćuk, Ušati cuk, vrtni cuk, Ушати ћук, Ушати чук
Swedish: Dvärguv, dvärguv/cyperndvärguv
Swahili: Mtiti wa Ulaya
Thai: นกเค้าหูยาวเล็ก
Turkish: Bir baykuþ cinsi, Cüce Baykuş, ishakkuşu, İshakkuşu, İshakkuşu/Kıbrıs İshakkuşu, şshakkuşu, Маубас жапалақ
Tuvinian: Межерген
Ukrainian: Совка, Сплюшка, Сплюшка євразійська
Sorbian, Upper: Lěsawa
Chinese: [hong jiao-xiao], [xi hong jiao-xiao], 红角鸮, 西红角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 歐亞角鴞, 紅角鴞, 西紅角鴞

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