Mountain Scops-Owl
Otus spilocephalus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusOtus (Scops-Owls)
- SpeciesOtus spilocephalus (Mountain Scops-Owl)
Closest Relatives at Kaeng Krachan National Park
White-fronted Scops-Owl
Otus sagittatus
Collared Scops Owl
Otus lettia
Oriental Scops Owl
Otus sunia
Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides
Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata
Collared Owlet
Glaucidium brodiei
Brown Wood Owl
Strix leptogrammica
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
Ketupa nipalensis
Buffy Fish-Owl
Ketupa ketupu
Spotted Owlet
Athene brama
Oriental Bay-Owl
Phodilus badius
Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · 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 | Cuc Phuong National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 2 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | |
| 3 | Namdapha National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 6 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 7 | Doi Inthanon National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 8 | Khao Yai National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 9 | Kaeng Krachan National Park | 🇹🇭 Thailand | |
| 10 | Khangchendzonga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 11 | Ba Be National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | |
| 12 | Cat Tien National Park | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Mountain Scops-Owl in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 0% of visitor-days record a Mountain Scops-Owl sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Mountain Scops-Owl in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Mountain Scops-Owl in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.