Nicobar Scops Owl

Otus alius Rasmussen, 1998

Strigidae — Owls

Nicobar Scops Owl, Otus alius, is an owl of the Nicobar Islands in India, especially Great Nicobar Island, and it may also be found on Little Nicobar Island. It belongs to the family Strigidae and was described by Rasmussen in 1998. Its breeding range is in the Oriental Region. It lives in tropical moist lowland forest. Very little is known about it, but records show that it has taken spiders, beetles and geckos.

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae — Owls
Breeding range: Oriental Region: Nicobar Is.

Tours where you can spot this bird

2 tours in India

Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas

India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027

Great Nicobar Island Endemics Birding Tour

India / Port Blair Private tour 15 days

A fifteen-day island expedition from South Andaman to Campbell Bay for the highly localized birds of Great Nicobar and surrounding coastal h...