Luzon scops owl

Weight

73.5 g – 93.5 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Lifespan

6.78 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Invertivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

6.83 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

forestsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

24.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

2.4 – 3.5src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Perchingsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Sedentarysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The luzon 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

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderStrigiformes
5. familyStrigidae
6. genusOtus
7. SpeciesOtus longicornis (Ogilvie-Grant, 1894)

Synonyms Otus scops longicornis, Otus whiteheadi, Scops longicornis, Scops whiteheadi

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Eurasian scops owl

Otus scops

Strigidae

LC, Least Concern

I

Indian scops owl

Otus bakkamoena

StrigidaeNo free photo yet

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

CompareLuzon scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlLuzon scops owl vs Indian scops owlLuzon scops owl vs Oriental scops owlLuzon scops owl vs Pallid scops owl

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@misc{luzon_scops_owl_2026,
  title = {Luzon scops owl (Otus longicornis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/luzon-scops-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}