Avibase: Otus bakkamoena (Indian Scops Owl)

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Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena Pennant, T 1769

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

Species name	Recordist	Date	Location	Remarks	Cat.nr.
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Sanjiv Khanna	2026-03-11	, Jalandhar (India)	-	652585158 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	S S Suresh	2026-06-01	, Kottayam (India)	-	658873951 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Afsar Nayakkan	2025-12-09	, Kannur (India)	-	646952798 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Afsar Nayakkan	2023-01-11	, Kannur (India)	-	522949571 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Vikrant Prabhulkar	2024-02-17	, Ratnagiri (India)	-	614933461 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops Owl - Otus bakkamoena	A.S.M.Arif Ul Anam	2021-06-29	Arif's Place, Uposhahor, Houshing Estates, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, , Rajshahi (Bangladesh) (15 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	662252 xeno-canto.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Naushad Theba	2026-03-16	, Gandhinagar (India)	-	652956851 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Pia	2013-02-23	Bangalore, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India (India)	call -	141663 xeno-canto.org
Indian Scops Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Yogesh Patel	2016-02-12	Bharatpur, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, Bharatpur (India) (180 m)	call - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	303713 xeno-canto.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Naushad Theba	2024-03-12	, Gandhinagar (India)	-	615920585 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Sreekumar Chirukandoth	2024-12-09	, Chengalpattu (India)	-	629131455 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Afsar Nayakkan	2023-04-04	, Kannur (India)	-	565367101 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Sanjiv Khanna	2026-03-11	, Jalandhar (India)	-	652584660 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Sanjiv Khanna	2026-03-11	, Jalandhar (India)	-	652584659 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Abdus Shakur Mohammad	2024-04-16	, Bangalore (India)	-	617474938 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	chintan sheth	2022-12-30	, Bangalore (India)	-	518088941 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	JISHNU K	2020-10-04	Vattoli, Chittariparamba- near Manjeri Mahavishnu temple, Kannur, Kerala, India, Kannur (India)	-	271404141 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Anand Birdlife	2026-05-20	, Kanniyakumari (India)	-	658023883 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Vikrant Prabhulkar	2024-02-17	, Ratnagiri (India)	-	614933458 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Naushad Theba	2026-03-02	, Gandhinagar (India)	-	652185567 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Dr. Dilip K G	2022-12-16	, Ernakulam (India)	-	518876311 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Janani	2021-06-21	Bengaluru, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, Bangalore (India) (900 m)	sex uncertain - bird-seen:no playback-used:no	658243 xeno-canto.org
Indian Scops-Owl - Otus bakkamoena	Vikrant Prabhulkar	2024-02-17	, Ratnagiri (India)	-	614933460 macaulaylibrary.org
Indian Scops Owl - Otus bakkamoena	KASUN CHATHURANGA	2020-04-19	Kaduwela, Colombo, Western Province, Colombo (Sri Lanka) (30 m)	adult, call, sex uncertain - [sono]	641275 xeno-canto.org

Note: a maximum of 20 records are shown. For more recordings of this species, as well as maps, sonograms, and advanced searches, please visit xeno-canto & macaulaylibrary.org.

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