Adult brown morph (Oriental) © Vincent Wang eBird S49070515 Macaulay Library ML 194878051
Adult gray morph (Oriental) © Kai Pflug
Adult rufous morph (Oriental) © Harshil Sharma
Adult (Walden's) © David Irving
Adult brown morph (Oriental) © Sudhir Moorti
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Adult rufous morph (Oriental) © Pramod Dhal
Adult gray morph (Oriental) © Fareed Mohmed
Adult rufous morph (Oriental) © Adrian Silas Tay
Adult (Oriental) © Pattaraporn Vangtal
Adult (Oriental) © Patrick J. Blake
Adult gray morph (Oriental) © Kai Pflug

Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia

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Identification

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Smallish scops-owl with bright yellow eyes. Comes in grayish-brown and bright rufous morphs. Generally weakly marked, without any prominent features: note weak black border to the facial disc, thinly streaked underparts, and short ear tufts (often held flat). Song is a 3- to 4-note series of hollow-sounding notes, with the last two in rapid succession. Inhabits forests, gardens, and parks from lowlands up into foothills; often close to human habitation in parts of its range.

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