Oriental Scops Owl
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Oriental Scops Owl

Otus sunia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
14 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a scops owl species native to South and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park

Indian Scops-Owl
LC

Indian Scops-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Otus bakkamoena

20–30% · Possible
Spotted Owlet
LC

Spotted Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Athene brama

60–70% · Likely
Short-eared Owl
LC Endemic

Short-eared Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Asio flammeus

Insufficient data
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

Insufficient data
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

Insufficient data
Eastern Barn Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tyto javanica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
22 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
23 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
24 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
25 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Scops Owl in Keoladeo National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Scops Owl in Keoladeo National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Scops Owl in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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