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- Otus thilohoffmanni
Identification
16.5cm. Short-tail, reddish-brown, yellow to orange eye, but more orange in males. No ear-tufts, weakly defined facial disc, and only the very top parts of the lower leg are feathered.
Distribution
Endemic to a small area in southwest Sri Lanka.
Most records are from Sinharaja and Kitulgala.
Taxonomy
Discovered in 2001.
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Rainforests.
Behaviour
Nocturnal.
It roosts close to the ground where it is camouflaged.
Diet
During the first two hours of darkness the owl hunts in the undergrowth for beetles and moths.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Serendib Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 24 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Serendib_Scops_Owl
External Links
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