Sunda Scops-Owl
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Sunda Scops-Owl

Otus lempiji

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Bali Barat National Park
16 Verified records at Bali Barat National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji) is a small brown owl native to the Sunda Islands. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Scops-Owl sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bali Barat National Park

Javan Owlet
LC

Javan Owlet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Glaucidium castanopterum

Insufficient data
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
40–50%
2 Bali Barat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
3 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
5 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
6 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Sunda Scops-Owl in Bali Barat National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Scops-Owl sighting in Bali Barat National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sunda Scops-Owl in Bali Barat National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Scops-Owl in Bali Barat National Park in our monthly data.

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