Avibase: Otus senegalensis [senegalensis] (African Scops Owl [senegalensis])

African Scops Owl [senegalensis]

Otus senegalensis [senegalensis] (= Otus senegalensis) (Swainson, WJ 1837)

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Partial list of sound recordings available from xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Alain Verneau	2023-01-07	West Gonja, Northern Region, West Gonja (Ghana) (240 m)	call - [sono]	792371 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Peter Boesman	2018-06-23	Janjanbureh, Janjanbureh, Central River, Central River (Gambia) (10 m)	song - Several birds.	425572 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Oscar Campbell	2017-04-02	Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo, Limpopo Province (South Africa) (300 m)	song - Calling from tall trees in campsite. Not seen. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	368180 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis senegalensis	Oliver Fowler	2019-03-28	Elephant Bedroom Camp, Samburu National Reserve, Samburu County, Isiolo (Kenya) (850 m)	call - Bird calling in riverine thorn trees. Recording extracted from camera video. Amplified and high pass filter applied using Audacity.	775002 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Marc Anderson	2023-09-07	Northern Tuli Game Reserve, Tuli (Botswana) (550 m)	song - [sono]	878246 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Toby Esplin	2018-09-04	Thabazimbi, Bosveld, Limpopo, Thabazimbi (South Africa) (1000 m)	call - Bird calling in the distance at Bontle Rest Camp in the Marakele National Park. Amplification Peak -3.0dB, Noise Reduction 12dB, High Pass Filter 300hz 12dB bird-seen:no playback-used:no	445780 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Derek Engelbrecht	2021-05-19	Blouberg Local Municipality (near Tokio), Central, Limpopo, Potgietersrus (South Africa) (650 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - A bird calling the 'new' kuk call. This is a new distribution record for this call. The call sequence lasted about 10 minutes and there were no other conspecifics in the immediate area. The bird was calling from a horizontal branch in a Mopanie Tree about 2.2 m above the ground. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	687353 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Derek Solomon	10-10-03	South Luangwa National Park Lodge , Northern (pre-2011) (Zambia) (510 m)	Call (A) -	41324 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Patrik Åberg	2017-11-14	Kalakpa Forest, Volta (former region) (Ghana) (70 m)	song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:yes	400190 xeno-canto.org
African Scops-Owl - Otus senegalensis	Stephen Davies	2023-09-17	, Caprivi (Namibia)	-	611864685 macaulaylibrary.org
African Scops-Owl - Otus senegalensis	Myles E. W. North	1963-12-01	KITALE, Rift Valley, Kenya, Rift Valley (Kenya)	-	4498 macaulaylibrary.org
African Scops-Owl - Otus senegalensis	Stephen Davies	2023-09-16	, Caprivi (Namibia)	-	611669057 macaulaylibrary.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Norton Santos	2017-03-12	Kruger Park, Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga, Mpumalanga (South Africa) (280 m)	call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	361285 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Peter Boesman	2016-11-14	Halali camp, Etosha National Park, Oshikoto (Namibia)	song - Two birds.	346930 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Marc Anderson	2023-09-05	Limpopo River, Botswana (Botswana) (550 m)	call - Originally a mystery recording. See the forum. [sono]	834206 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Jeremy Hegge	2014-11-28	Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa (South Africa) (750 m)	call - A group of African Scops Owls calling in gallery forest along a dry river bed on the Limpopo River. This is part of a 17 hour long recording session where the mics were left in the river bed and I was about 5-10km at the homestead in the reserve. Recording has been significantly amplified. bird-seen:no playback-used:no	208125 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Oscar Campbell	2023-11-16	Mole Hotel area, West Gonja (Ghana) (160 m)	call - Two in tree at dusk, one calling loudly. Third bird rather more distant.	842988 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis senegalensis	Nature sounds by Simply Birding	2003-02-11	Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo, Soutpansberg (South Africa) (360 m)	adult, sex uncertain, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	651868 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis senegalensis	Nature sounds by Simply Birding	2003-02-11	Kruger Park (near Kruger National Park), Mopani, Limpopo, Soutpansberg (South Africa) (360 m)	adult, sex uncertain, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	651869 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Peter Boesman	2018-06-23	Janjanbureh, Janjanbureh, Central River, Central River (Gambia) (10 m)	song - [sono]	425571 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis senegalensis	Nature sounds by Simply Birding	2006-12-23	Dordabis, Khomas Region, Khomas (Namibia) (1500 m)	adult, sex uncertain, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no	651870 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	isaac kilusu	2020-10-27	Near Lemala mpingo ridge lodge, Tarangire Np, Manyara (Tanzania) (1200 m)	song - a far carrying whistle from an individual in acaciascrub heard at night bird-seen:no playback-used:no	599204 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis	Peter Boesman	2022-03-16	Mole National Park, West Gonja (Ghana)	song - [sono]	719357 xeno-canto.org
African Scops Owl - Otus senegalensis senegalensis	Étienne Leroy	2024-12-21	Station scientifique de Lamto, Agnéby-Tiassa (Côte d'Ivoire) (80 m)	song - [sono]	957578 xeno-canto.org

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