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Biak scops owl

Otus beccarii (Salvadori, 1876)

NTNear Threatenedowls

The biak scops owl (Otus beccarii) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh about 114 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Near Threatened.

Biak scops owl (Otus beccarii)
Photo: Phillip Edwards · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the biak scops owl

Weight
114 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
insectsrc for Main food
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the biak scops owl live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The biak scops owl is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the biak scops owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The Biak scops owl (Otus beccarii) is a species of owl endemic to the twin islands of Biak-Supiori in Cenderawasih Bay, Papua, Indonesia.

Biak scops owls are 20–25 cm in length. They have dark brown and rufous forms (likely morphs) with long ear-tufts and a pale whitish-brown facial disc. Their call is described as hoarse and corvid-like. Their diet mostly consists of small vertebrates or insects. Primarily lives at forest edges and or within forests; may occasionally live near villages. They are rarely seen, and little is known about their reproduction.

From the Wikipedia article “Biak scops owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Biak_scops_owl&oldid=1380703271), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the biak scops owl endangered?

The biak scops owl is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List: it is close to qualifying as threatened.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Near Threatened species. What the categories mean.

How is the biak scops owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusOtus
  7. SpeciesOtus beccarii (Salvadori, 1876)

Synonyms Otus magicus beccarii, Scops beccarii

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Biak scops-owlEnglish
  • Biak scops-owlEnglish
  • Papuan scops-owlEnglish
  • Papuan scops-owlEnglish
  • Xot de BiakCatalan
  • xot de l'illa BiakCatalan
  • výreček biackýCzech
  • výreček BeccariůvCzech
  • tylluan sgops BiakWelsh
  • Papua DværghornugleDanish
  • BeccarieuleGerman
  • Beccari-ZwergohreuleGerman
  • Biak-ZwergohreuleGerman
  • biaka orelstrigetoEsperanto
  • Autillo de BiakSpanish
  • biaki pällEstonian
  • biakinpöllönenFinnish
  • Petit-duc de BeccariFrench
  • biački ćukCroatian
  • Biak-szigeti füleskuvikHungarian
  • Celepuk biakIndonesian
  • Assiolo di BiakItalian
  • ビアクコノハズクJapanese
  • Naujosios Gvinėjos apuokėlisLithuanian
  • BiakdwergooruilDutch
  • biakugleNorwegian
  • syczek papuaskiPolish
  • mocho-d'orelhas-de-biakPortuguese
  • mocho-de-orelhas-de-biakPortuguese
  • Совка БеккариRussian
  • Биакская совкаRussian
  • výrik biackySlovak
  • Ćuk sa ostrva BiakSerbian
  • biakdvärguvSwedish
  • Biak İshakkuşuTurkish
  • сплюшка біяцькаUkrainian
  • 比岛角鸮Chinese
  • 比雅克島角鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the biak scops owl

Other species in the same genus Otus.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the biak scops owl?

An adult biak scops owl weighs 114 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the biak scops owl live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the biak scops owl for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the biak scops owl endangered?

The biak scops owl is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is close to qualifying as threatened.

What does the biak scops owl eat?

Its recorded main food is insect.

What kind of animal is the biak scops owl?

The biak scops owl (Otus beccarii) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{biak_scops_owl_2026,
  title = {Biak scops owl (Otus beccarii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/biak-scops-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}