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African Scops Owl
Otus senegalensis (Swainson, WJ 1837)
The African scops owl is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Scientific:
Otus senegalensis
Classification
Order:Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
Genus:
Otus
Scientific:
Otus senegalensis
Original description
Citation:
(Swainson, WJ 1837)
Reference:
Naturalist's Libr. [Jardine]
Ornithology, Vol.VII p.127
Protonym:
Scops Senegalensis
Type locality:
Senegal; the type is from Gambia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/57924#page/137/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
F0AA4FE4EE5F5395
Avibase ID:
avibase-F0AA4FE4
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F0AA4FE4
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 686649
Geographic range:
- Otus senegalensis: widespread sub-Saharan Africa in mostly lowland and foothill wooded savanna, mopane and miombo woodland, acacia scrub, farmbush, and gardens, from southern Mauritania eastward to Eritrea, Ethiopia, and western Somalia, and southward to eastern and southern South Africa (avoiding rainforest and arid southwestern Africa)
- Otus senegalensis senegalensis: widespread sub-Saharan Africa
- Otus senegalensis nivosus: southeastern Kenya (lower Tana River to Lali Hills)
- Otus senegalensis feae: Pagulu (Gulf of Guinea)
Source: Clements checklist
African Scops Owl
Afrikaans:
Skopsuil
Azerbaijani:
Afrika meşə bayquşu
Bulgarian:
Африкански чухъл
Catalan:
Xot africà
Czech:
výreček africký
Danish:
Savannedværghornugle
German:
Afrika-Zwergohreule
Greek:
Αφρικαvικός γκιώvης
Esperanto:
Afrika orelstrigo
Spanish:
Autillo africano
Spanish (Spain):
Autillo Africano
Estonian:
aafrika salupäll
Finnish:
afrikanpöllönen
French:
Petit-duc africain
Hebrew:
שעיר מצוי
Croatian:
afrički ćuk
Hungarian:
afrikai füleskuvik
Icelandic:
Stúfugla
Italian:
Assiolo africano
Japanese (romaji):
afurikakonohazuku
Japanese:
アフリカコノハズク
Lithuanian:
Afrikinis apuokėlis
Latvian:
Āfrikas pūcīte
Dutch:
Afrikaanse Dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Akasieugle
Norwegian:
Akasieugle
Polish:
syczek afrykański
Portuguese:
mocho-d'orelhas-africano
Portuguese (Portugal):
Mocho-d'orelhas-africano
Romanian:
Ciuş de Senegal
Russian:
Африканская сплюшка
Slovak:
výrik africký
Slovenian:
Afriški skovik
Serbian:
Afrički ćuk
Swedish:
afrikansk dvärguv
Turkish:
Afrika İshakkuşu
Ukrainian:
Сплюшка африканська
Chinese:
非洲角鸮
Chinese (Traditional):
非洲角鴞
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): African or Annobon Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis or feae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): African or Annobon Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis or feae]) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2025 (Nov 2025): African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): African or Annobon Scops-Owl ( Otus [senegalensis or feae]) |
| Avilist 2025: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v10 (Oct 2025): African Scops-owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2024: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2025: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2024: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2025: African Scops-Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: African Scops Owl ( Otus senegalensis) [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes nominal subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Otus [senegalensis or pamelae]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Skopsuil, Skopsuil (Afrikaanse Skopsuil)
Azerbaijani: Afrika meşə bayquşu
Belarusian: Афрыканская соўка
Bulgarian: Африкански чухал, Африкански чухъл
Catalan: Xot africà
Czech: výreček africký
Welsh: Tylluan sgops Affrica
Danish: Savannedværghornugle
German: Afrika-Zwergohreule
Greek: Αφρικαvικός γκιώvης
English: African or Annobon Scops-Owl, African Scops Owl, African Scops-Owl
English (Avilist): African Scops-Owl
English (United Kingdom): African Scops Owl
English, HBW: African/Annobon Scops-owl
English (IOC): African Scops Owl, African/Annabon Scops Owl
English (Kenya): African Scops Owl
English (United States): African Scops-Owl
Esperanto: afrika orelstrigeto, Afrika orelstrigo
Spanish: Autillo africano
Spanish (Spain): Autillo Africano
Spanish (HBW): African Scops-Owl
Estonian: aafrika salupäll
Finnish: afrikanpöllönen
French: Petit-duc africain, Petit-duc africain (senegalensis), Petit-duc africain ou P.-d. d'Annobon
French (Guyane): Petit-duc africain
Frisian: Afrikaanse lytse earûle
Irish: Mionulchabhán Afracach
Galician: Moucho de orellas africano
Hebrew: שעיר מצוי
Croatian: afrički ćuk
Hungarian: afrikai füleskuvik
Icelandic: Stúfugla
Italian: Assiolo africano
Japanese (romaji): afurikakonohazuku
Japanese: アフリカコノハズク
Kwangali: Kakuru
Scientific: Ephialtes latipennis, Otus [senegalensis or feae], Otus senegalensis, Otus senegalensis senegalensis, Scops capensis, Scops Senegalensis, Scops zorca africanus, Strix scops africanus
Lithuanian: Afrikinis apuokėlis
Latvian: Āfrikas pūcīte
Macedonian: Африкански ќук
Dutch: Afrikaanse Dwergooruil
Norwegian Nynorsk: Akasieugle
Norwegian: Akasieugle
Polish: syczek afrykański
Portuguese: mocho-d'orelhas-africano, Mocho-pequeno-d'orelhas
Portuguese (Angola): Mocho-d'orelhas-africano
Portuguese (Portugal): Mocho-d'orelhas-africano
Rhaeto-Romance: Piv nanin african
Romanian: Ciuş de Senegal
Russian: Африканская совка, Африканская сплюшка
Northern Sami: Afrihkábealljeloađgu
Slovak: výrik africký
Slovenian: Afriški skovik
Shona: Chipotonho
Serbian: Afrički ćuk
Swedish: afrikansk dvärguv
Swahili: Mtiti wa Afrika
Tswana: Lerubisana
Turkish: Afrika ishakkuşu, Afrika İshakkuşu
Tsonga: Xikhotlwana
Ukrainian: Сплюшка африканська
Chinese: 非洲角鸮
Chinese (Traditional): 非洲角鴞
Zulu: umadletshana
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