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| Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus huttoni
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © Mandar Khadilkar |
| Location : | Dhanaulti, Uttarakhand, India |
| Date : |
3 May 2016 |
| English synonyms: | Mountain Scops-Owl, Spotted Scops Owl, Spotted Scops-Owl, Spotted Mountain Scops Owl, Spotted Mountain Scops-Owl, Vandewater's Scops Owl (vandewateri), Vandewater's Scops-Owl (vandewateri), Stresemann's Mountain Scops Owl (stresemanni), Stresemann's Mountain Scops-Owl (stresemanni), Formosan Scops Owl (hambroecki), Formosan Scops-Owl (hambroecki), Bornean Scops Owl (luciae), Bornean Scops-Owl (luciae), Sumatran Scops Owl (stresemanni), Sumatra Scops-Owl (stresemanni) |
| Bird Family : | Strigidae - Typical Owls |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Habitat: Dodar & Fir trees.
Very seldom you actually get to see this owl. Most of the time you only hear it all over Himalayas. We were very fortunate to get this owl almost at eye level and very close. - MK |
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