Indian Scops Owl

Otus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769

Indian Scops Owl, Otus bakkamoena, is an owl of southern Asia, breeding in south Pakistan, central and southern India, and Sri Lanka. It was described by Pennant in 1769 and belongs to the family Strigidae. It is a small scops owl and one of the larger members of its group, with short ear tufts. Its plumage varies between grey and brown forms, with pale spotting above, streaked underparts, a pale face, orange or brown eyes, and a buff band around the neck.

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae — Owls

Breeding range

Palearctic, Oriental Region: s Pakistan, c, s India and Sri Lanka