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[[Image:Sunda_Scops_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MountainMan<br />Photo taken: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Singapore.]] | [[Image:Sunda_Scops_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by MountainMan<br />Photo taken: Lower Peirce Reservoir, Singapore.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 20-25cm. Sandy brown spotted and speckled with black and buff above, and streaked below, pale collar and dark eyes. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | [[Malay Peninsula]] and neighbouring islands. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
− | This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of [[Indian Scops Owl]] | + | This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of [[Indian Scops Owl]]. |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Secondary forest, plantations and gardens. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes insects particularly beetles, but also rodents, small birds and lizards. | ||
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+ | It makes a nest in a natural cavity, lined with plant fibre. 2-3 eggs are laid between January and April. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Otus+lempiji}} | {{GSearch|Otus+lempiji}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:15, 29 January 2011
- Otus lempiji
Identification
20-25cm. Sandy brown spotted and speckled with black and buff above, and streaked below, pale collar and dark eyes.
Distribution
Malay Peninsula and neighbouring islands.
Taxonomy
This species is sometimes considered a subspecies of Indian Scops Owl.
Habitat
Secondary forest, plantations and gardens.
Behaviour
The diet includes insects particularly beetles, but also rodents, small birds and lizards.
It makes a nest in a natural cavity, lined with plant fibre. 2-3 eggs are laid between January and April.