Oriental Scops Owl
Otus sunia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusOtus (Scops-Owls)
- SpeciesOtus sunia (Oriental Scops Owl)
Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl
Otus lettia
Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Ketupa nipalensis
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata
Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides
Collared Owlet
Glaucidium brodiei
Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Mottled Wood Owl
Strix ocellata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Periyar National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Kanha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Royal Bardia National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 4 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 5 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 6 | Minneriya National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 7 | Nagarhole National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 8 | Satpura National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Sundarbans National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 10 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Chitwan National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 14 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 15 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 16 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 17 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 18 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 19 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 20 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 21 | Yala National Park | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | |
| 22 | Khao Sok National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 23 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Scops Owl in Chitwan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Scops Owl in Chitwan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Scops Owl in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.