Genus

Scops-Owls

Otus

17 species in our catalog · found in 105 parks

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Otus lempiji

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Otus rutilus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Otus bakkamoena

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

EN Endemic

Otus thilohoffmanni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus senegalensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Otus manadensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus rufescens

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus sagittatus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus sunia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Otus lettia

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Otus spilocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus ireneae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus brookii

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Otus scops

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Otus silvicola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Otus magicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Otus semitorques

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Scops-Owls

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Way Kambas National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~60%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			~50%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			~20%
2	Kaeng Krachan National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	4	~30%
	White-fronted Scops-Owl			~20%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
3	Bali Barat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
4	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~30%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~30%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
5	Ankarafantsika National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~30%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			~30%
6	Sinharaja Forest Reserve	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	3	~30%
	Serendib Scops Owl			~30%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
7	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~30%
	African Scops-Owl			~30%
8	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~20%
	Sulawesi Scops-Owl			~20%
9	Kerinci Seblat National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	4	~20%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
	Rajah Scops Owl			~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
10	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
11	Periyar National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
12	Gir National Park	🇮🇳 India	1	~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~20%
13	Berenty Reserve	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	~20%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			~20%
14	Meru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
15	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
16	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
17	Mudumalai National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
18	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	1	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
19	Cuc Phuong National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	2	~20%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
20	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~20%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			~10%
21	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	~20%
	African Scops-Owl			~20%
22	Minneriya National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
23	Gunung Leuser National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			~10%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
24	Namdapha National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
25	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
	Indian Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
26	Liwonde National Park	🇲🇼 Malawi	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
27	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
28	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	3	~10%
	Sokoke Scops-Owl			~10%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
29	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
30	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
31	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	2	~10%
	Wallace's Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
	Moluccan Scops-Owl			<5%
32	Doi Inthanon National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
33	Plitvice Lakes National Park	🇭🇷 Croatia	1	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
34	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
35	Cat Tien National Park	🇻🇳 Vietnam	3	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
36	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
37	Taroko National Park	🇹🇼 Taiwan	2	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
38	Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
39	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
40	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
41	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	~10%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
42	Taman Negara National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
43	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	3	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
44	Kinabalu Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	3	~10%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
45	Khao Luang National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	1	~10%
	Collared Scops Owl			~10%
46	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
47	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
48	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	1	~10%
	African Scops-Owl			~10%
49	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	~10%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			~10%
50	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	3	~10%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
51	Bako National Park	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	~10%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
	Reddish Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
52	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
53	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
54	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
55	Danum Valley Conservation Area	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
56	Khao Yai National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	3	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
57	Ranomafana National Park	🇲🇬 Madagascar	1	<5%
	Madagascar Scops-Owl			<5%
58	Khao Sok National Park	🇹🇭 Thailand	2	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
59	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
60	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	2	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
61	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
62	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
63	Sepilok	🇲🇾 Malaysia	2	<5%
	Sunda Scops-Owl			<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			<5%
64	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	2	<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			Insufficient data
65	Manas National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Mountain Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
66	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
67	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
68	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
69	Khangchendzonga National Park	🇮🇳 India	2	<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			Insufficient data
	Mountain Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
70	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
71	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	3	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
	Collared Scops Owl			<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			<5%
72	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	1	<5%
	Indian Scops-Owl			<5%
73	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
74	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
75	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
76	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
77	Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
78	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
79	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
80	Tanjung Puting National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	<5%
	Reddish Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
81	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
82	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
83	Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
84	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
85	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
86	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
87	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
88	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
89	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	2	<5%
	Oriental Scops Owl			Insufficient data
	Japanese Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
90	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
91	Picos de Europa National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			<5%
92	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
93	Ecrins National Park	🇫🇷 France	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
94	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
95	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			<5%
96	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
97	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
98	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
99	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
100	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
101	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
102	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
103	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1	<5%
	Eurasian Scops Owl			Insufficient data
104	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data
105	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	1	<5%
	African Scops-Owl			Insufficient data