Reddish Scops Owl

Otus rufescens

IUCN: Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Order
Strigiformes
Family
Strigidae
Genus
Otus
eBird Code
resowl1

Vocalizations

Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0
Wich’yanan (Jay) Limparungpatthanakij · CC_BY_4_0

Subspecies (2)

  • Otus rufescens malayensis

    southern peninsular Thailand and Malay Peninsula

  • Otus rufescens rufescens

    Sumatra including Bangka (off southeast), Java, and Borneo

Data Sources

Bird images and sounds sourced from GBIF, contributed by citizen scientists worldwide under Creative Commons licenses.

Taxonomy data from AviList 2025.