Indian Scops Owl
Otus bakkamoenaPennant, T, 1769
English (US) Indian Scops Owl
The Indian Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Strigidae (Owls) in the order Strigiformes.
- Scientific name
- Otus bakkamoena
- Family
- Strigidae (Owls)
- Order
- Strigiformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Indian Scops Owl
- Described by
- Pennant, T, 1769
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Otus bakkamoena deserticolor
- Otus bakkamoena gangeticus
- Otus bakkamoena marathae
- Otus bakkamoena bakkamoena
Taxonomic history
- Described by
- Pennant, T, 1769
- Type locality
- Ceylon.
- Original description
- Indian Zoology p.3 pl.3
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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