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Otus sunia (Oriental Scops-Owl; Oriental Scops Owl)

Synonyms: Scops sunia

Wikipedia Abstract

The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a species of scops owl found in South Asia. They are found in dry deciduous forests. They are usually detected by their distinctive call. Tiny, variable plumaged, yellow eyed owl with ear-tufts which are not always erect. Distinguish from Collard scops owl by whitish scapular stripe, well marked under parts, and lack of pale collar. Two morphs present, grey and rufous, intermediate forms also occur. Sexes alike. Nocturnal. Freeze with eyes half closed when disturbed. More often heard than seen. Has a repeated liquid call "tuk tok torok". Nests in holes in trees during February-April. It can be found in Middle-East, S and SE Asia.
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Infraspecies

Otus sunia distans (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia japonicus (Oriental scops owl) (Attributes)
Otus sunia leggei
Otus sunia malayanus (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia modestus (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia nicobaricus (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia rufipennis (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia stictonotus (Oriental scops owl)
Otus sunia sunia

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
2
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
15
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 4.63394
EDGE Score: 1.72881
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  82 grams
Birth Weight [1]  9 grams
Female Weight [1]  92 grams
Male Weight [1]  73 grams
Weight Dimorphism [1]  26 %
Diet [2]  Carnivore (Invertebrates), Carnivore (Vertebrates)
Diet - Ectothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Endothermic [2]  10 %
Diet - Invertibrates [2]  80 %
Forages - Canopy [2]  30 %
Forages - Mid-High [2]  20 %
Forages - Understory [2]  20 %
Forages - Ground [2]  30 %
Clutch Size [4]  4
Clutches / Year [1]  1
Fledging [1]  25 days
Incubation [3]  24 days
Maximum Longevity [1]  7 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Raptor Research Conservation Priority [5]  71
Snout to Vent Length [1]  7 inches (17 cm)
Wing Span [3]  20 inches (.51 m)
Female Maturity [1]  0 years 12 months
Male Maturity [1]  1 year

Ecoregions

Protected Areas

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website
Himalaya Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan No
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam No
Mountains of Southwest China China, Myanmar No
Western Ghats and Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka No

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Chondria capillaris[6]

Range Map

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
♦ 3del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 4Jetz W, Sekercioglu CH, Böhning-Gaese K (2008) The Worldwide Variation in Avian Clutch Size across Species and Space PLoS Biol 6(12): e303. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060303
♦ 5Buechley ER, Santangeli A, Girardello M, et al. Global raptor research and conservation priorities: Tropical raptors fall prey to knowledge gaps. Divers Distrib. 2019;25:856–869. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12901
♦ 6Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 Wildfinder Database
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0