Oriental scops owl

Weight

73 g – 91.8 gsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

43 cm – 53 cmsrc for Wingspan

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

4 – 4.2src 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 oriental 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 sunia (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Otus scops sunia, Scops sunia, Scops zorca asiaticus

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

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

CompareOriental scops owl vs Eurasian scops owlOriental scops owl vs Indian scops owlOriental scops owl vs Pallid scops owlOriental scops owl vs Giant scops owl

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@misc{oriental_scops_owl_2026,
  title = {Oriental scops owl (Otus sunia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oriental-scops-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}