Indian scops owl

Weight

112 g – 142 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

14.5 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Young per litter or clutch

3.9 – 4src for Young per litter or clutch

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

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Not recorded

The Indian scops owl is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderStrigiformes
5. familyStrigidae
6. genusOtus
7. SpeciesOtus bakkamoena Pennant, 1769

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian scops owl

Otus scops

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Oriental scops owl

Otus sunia

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Pallid scops owl

Otus brucei

Strigidae

NT, Near Threatened

Giant scops owl

Otus gurneyi

Strigidae

VU, Vulnerable

White-fronted scops owl

Otus sagittatus

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

Mountain scops owl

Otus spilocephalus

Strigidae

CompareIndian scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlIndian scops owl vs Oriental scops owlIndian scops owl vs Pallid scops owlIndian scops owl vs Giant scops owl

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@misc{indian_scops_owl_2026,
  title = {Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/indian-scops-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}