Sunda Scops Owl

Otus lempiji (Horsfield, 1821)

Strigidae — Owls

Sunda Scops Owl, Otus lempiji, is an owl of the Oriental Region, breeding in the Greater Sundas, Con Son I. in Vietnam, Bangka and Belitung east of south Sumatra, the northern Natuna Islands north-west of Borneo, and the Kangean Islands north of Bali. It is a small brown owl with black speckling above and black streaking below, plus a pale collar and dark eyes. It inhabits forests and gardens, and may also come to buildings. Some authorities treat it as a subspecies of O. bakkamoena.

Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae — Owls
Breeding range: Oriental Region: Greater Sundas, Con Son I. (Vietnam), Bangka and Belitung (e of s Sumatra), n Natuna Is. (nw of Borneo), Kangean Is. (n of Bali)