Sunda Scops-Owl
Otus lempiji
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderStrigiformes (Owls)
- FamilyStrigidae (Typical Owls)
- GenusOtus (Scops-Owls)
- SpeciesOtus lempiji (Sunda Scops-Owl)
About the Sunda Scops-Owl
The Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji) is a small brown owl native to the Sunda Islands. The taxon is considered a subspecies of O. bakkamoena by some authors. It grows from 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in) and can weigh 100 to 170 g (3.5 to 6.0 oz). It is speckled with black on the upper parts and streaked with black on the lower parts. It has a light collar and dark eyes, which differentiate it from the reddish scops, mountain scops, Oriental scops and Rajah scops owls.
It lives on the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It can be found primarily in forests and gardens but is occasionally attracted to buildings. The diet of the Sunda scops owl mainly consists of insects, as well as small animals. Some examples of the prey they hunt are rats, small fish, lizards, crickets, and beetles’ larvae. However, their most preferred prey are rats.
It has been included in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as a least concern species. It is common throughout its range where there is suitable habitat. The Sunda scops owl lines its nest with plant fibre. It... Wikipedia →
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 | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Way Kambas National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 2 | Gunung Leuser National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 3 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 4 | Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 5 | Kinabalu Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 6 | Bali Barat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 7 | Kerinci Seblat National Park | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | |
| 8 | Bako National Park | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | |
| 9 | Danum Valley Conservation Area | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Scops-Owl in Sepilok?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Scops-Owl sighting in Sepilok, based on 71 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sunda Scops-Owl in Sepilok?
July has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Scops-Owl in Sepilok in our monthly data.