The mountain scops owl, sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is locally common in its main habitat which covers some parts of Asia, including Bangladesh Bhutan, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Taiwan, and Thailand. It has a short high-pitched call. Their call sounds like a two-note whistle, "plew-plew" or "he-he" and female's songs are rarely heard. There calls can also vary from different populations allowing one to determine the a birds origin. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Blyth, E 1846)
Reference:
J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal
15 p.8
Protonym:
Ephialtes spilocephalus
Type locality:
Darjeeling.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/123983#page/130/mode/1up
Avibase ID:
A0AD0888294557B8
Avibase ID:
avibase-A0AD0888
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/A0AD0888
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555367
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Mountain or Stresemann's Scops-Owl ( Otus [spilocephalus or stresemanni]) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Petit-duc tacheté ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2015: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2016: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
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Clements, version 2018: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2019: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 1.50: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
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eBird version 2023: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
eBird version 2024: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spotted Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Spotted Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Oriental Bird Club: Mountain Scops Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Mountain Scops-Owl ( Otus spilocephalus) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Otus spilocephalus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: species group (sometimes a species)
This taxon is a subspecies of
Otus [spilocephalus, stresemanni or angelinae]
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