Sunda Scops-Owl
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Sunda Scops-Owl

Otus lempiji

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
49 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
June 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Scops-Owl sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Reddish Scops-Owl
NT

Reddish Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus rufescens

5–10% · Rare
Buffy Fish-Owl
LC

Buffy Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa ketupu

30–40% · Possible
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

5–10% · With luck
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Oriental Bay-Owl
LC

Oriental Bay-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phodilus badius

5–10% · With luck
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
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Sunda Scops-Owl sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 49 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Sunda Scops-Owl in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

June has the highest sighting rate for Sunda Scops-Owl in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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