Indian Scops-Owl
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Indian Scops-Owl

Otus bakkamoena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Nagarhole National Park
46 Verified records at Nagarhole National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scops-Owl sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nagarhole National Park

Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

<5% · Rare
Jungle Owlet
LC

Jungle Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium radiatum

5–10% · With luck
Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

5–10% · With luck
Spotted Owlet
LC

Spotted Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Athene brama

5–10% · With luck
Mottled Wood Owl
LC Endemic

Mottled Wood Owl

Bird

Strix ocellata

<5% · Rare
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

<5% · Rare
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa nipalensis

<5% · Rare
Eastern Barn Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tyto javanica

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Scops-Owl in Nagarhole National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scops-Owl sighting in Nagarhole National Park, based on 46 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Scops-Owl in Nagarhole National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Indian Scops-Owl in Nagarhole National Park in our monthly data.

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