- Otus mindorensis
Identification
18-19 cm. A small Scops Owl.
- Dull overall plumage finely marked
- Moderately long and blotchy ear-tufts
- Brown upperparts with fine darker streaking and vermiculations
- Mainly buff underparts with narrow dark streaks and inconspicuous dark and white barring
- Unbarred tertials
- White tail narrowly banded
- Half featherd tarsi
Sexes similar, juveniles undescribed.
Distribution
South-east Asia: endemic to Mindoro (north-cetnral Philippines).
A restricted-range species, still common in suitable habitat. However, deforestation still continues and the future of this species is at risk.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly treated as subspecies of Eurasian Scops Owl or Oriental Scops Owl.
Habitat
Montane forest above 870 m.
Roosting in a tree cavity or in dense foliage during the day.
Behaviour
Diet
Feeds mostly on insects.
Breeding
No information available.
Movements
This is a resident species.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Gill, F and D Donsker (Eds). 2015. IOC World Bird Names (version 5.2). Available at http://www.worldbirdnames.org/.
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved July 2015)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Mindoro Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 17 January 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Mindoro_Scops_Owl
