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 Kaeng Krachan National Park
White-fronted Scops-Owl
Otus sagittatus
Collared Scops Owl
Otus lettia
Mountain Scops-Owl
Otus spilocephalus
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
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 Kaeng Krachan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Kaeng Krachan National Park, based on 34 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Oriental Scops Owl in Kaeng Krachan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Scops Owl in Kaeng Krachan National Park in our monthly data.