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Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena Pennant, T 1769

The Indian scops owl is a resident species of owl native to South Asia. Source: Wikipedia




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


Original description

Citation:
  Pennant, T 1769

Reference:
   Indian Zool.

Protonym:
  Otus bakkamoena

Type locality:
  Ceylon.

Link:
  https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/257318#page/9/mode/1up


Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  E80E215DA96F1B59

Avibase ID:
  avibase-E80E215D

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/E80E215D


Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 555382

Geographic range:

  • Otus bakkamoena [bakkamoena]: southern Pakistan and India southward to Sri Lanka and eastward to Bhutan and Bangladesh
  • Otus bakkamoena bakkamoena: southern India and Sri Lanka
  • Otus bakkamoena gangeticus: northwestern India to lowlands of Nepal
  • Otus bakkamoena marathae: central India
  • Otus bakkamoena deserticolor: southern Pakistan and (?) southeastern Iran
  • Otus bakkamoena plumipes: western Himalayas (northern Pakistan to western Nepal)
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English:
Indian Scops Owl
Azerbaijani:
xaltalı bayquş
Bengali:
কণ্ঠী নিমপ্যাঁচা
Catalan:
Xot de l'Índia
Czech:
výreček indický
Danish:
Halsbåndsdværghornugle
German:
Indien-Zwergohreule
Esperanto:
Koluma orelstrigo
Spanish:
Autillo Indio
Estonian:
kaeluspäll
Finnish:
sepelpöllönen
French:
Petit-duc indien
Hungarian:
hindu füleskuvik
Indonesian:
Celepuk
Italian:
Assiolo indiano
Japanese (romaji):
indoookonohazuku
Japanese:
インドオオコノハズク
Korean:
큰소쩍새
Lithuanian:
Apykaklėtoji pelėdikė
Nepali:
चित्री उलूक
Dutch:
Indische Dwergooruil
Norwegian:
Landsbyugle
Polish:
syczek dlugouchy
Portuguese:
Mocho-de-orelhas-da-Índia
Russian:
Ошейниковая совка
Slovak:
výrik obojkový
Swedish:
Indisk kragdvärguv
Thai:
นกฮูก
Turkish:
kara gözlü ishak kuşu
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка індійська
Chinese:
印度领角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
領角鴞


Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Indian Scops Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025):
Indian Scops Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
Clements, version 2015:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
Clements, version 2016:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
eBird version 1.50:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
eBird version 1.52:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
eBird version 1.53:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
eBird version 1.54:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
eBird version 1.55:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
eBird version 2015:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
eBird version 2016:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 4]
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Indian Scops-owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Indian Scops-Owl ( Otus bakkamoena) [version 1]

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)

This taxon is considered a subspecies of Otus [bakkamoena, semitorques or lettia] (sensu lato) by some authors

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.


Azerbaijani: xaltalı bayquş
Bengali: কণ্ঠী চনভ঩যাুঁচা , কণ্ঠী নিমপ্যাঁচা
Bengali (transliteration): kaṇṭhī nimapyām̐cā
Catalan: Xot de l'Índia
Czech: výreček indický
Danish: Halsbåndsdværghornugle
German: Halsbandeule, Hindu-Halsbandeule, Indien-Zwergohreule, Sunda-Zwergohreule
English: Collared scops owl, Collared Scops-Owl, Indian Scops Owl, Indian Scops-Owl, Oriental Screech-Owl
Esperanto: Koluma orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo Indio
Estonian: kaeluspäll
Finnish: Sepelpöllönen
French: Petit-duc à collier, Petit-duc indien
Hungarian: hindu füleskuvik
Indonesian: Burung Celepuk Reban, Celepuk
Italian: Assiolo indiano
Japanese (romaji): indoookonohazuku, ō ko-no-ha zuku, O-konoha-zuku, Ou-konoha-zuku
Japanese: インドオオコノハズク, オオコノハズク
Japanese (Kanji): 大木の葉木菟
Mongolian, Halh: орволго
Kazakh: мойынтақ қоңыр көбелек
Korean: 큰소쩍새
Korean (Transliteration): keun-sojjeok-sae
Kirghiz: ала моюн бабырган
Scientific: Otus bakkamoena, Otus bakkamoena bakkamoena, Otus lempiji, Otus lempiji lempiji, Otus lettia, Otus lettia lettia, Scops lettia, Srix [sic] Lempiji, Srix Lempiji, Strix bakkamuna, Strix indica
Lithuanian: Apykaklėtoji pelėdikė
Malayalam: ചെവിയന്‍  നത്ത് 
Mongolian: орволго
Malay: Burung Hantu Reban, Burung Jampuk Kubur
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): орволго
Nepali: चित्री उलूक
Dutch: Gekraagde Dwergooruil, Indische Dwergooruil
Norwegian: Landsbyugle
Polish: syczek dlugouchy, Syczek długouchy
Pinyin: guāng-zú xiūliū, lǐng jiǎo-xiāo, máo-jiǎo xiūliū
Portuguese: Mocho-de-orelhas-da-Índia
Russian: Ошейниковая совка, Совка ошейниковая
Sinhalese (Transliteration): Karapati Kanbassa
Slovak: výrik obojkový
Swedish: Indisk kragdvärguv
Tamil: Pattai Kazhuthu Chinna Aandhai
Thai: นกเค้ากู่, นกฮูก
Thai (Transliteration): nók hûuk, nók kʰáw kùu
Turkish: kara gözlü ishak kuşu, kara gözlüishakkuşu
Ukrainian: Сплюшка індійська
Vietnamese: Chim Cú Mã Lai, Chim Cú mèo khoang cổ, Cú mèo khoang cổ, Cú mèo khoang cổ lớn
Chinese: 光足鸺留, 印度领角鸮, 毛脚鸺留, 領角鴞, 领角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 光足樇鶹, 毛腳樇鶹, 領角鴞
Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 領角鴞
Chinese (Taiwan): 领角鸮

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