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Pallid scops owl

Otus brucei (Hume, 1872)

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The pallid scops owl (Otus brucei) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 84.4 g to 106 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)
Photo: John Gerrard Keulemans · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the pallid scops owl

Weight
84.4 g – 106 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
woodlandsrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
27 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
4.7 – 4.9src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the pallid scops owl live?

Not recorded

What is the pallid scops owl?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The pallid scops owl (Otus brucei) is a small scops owl ranging from the Middle East to west and central Asia, sometimes called the striated scops owl.

From the Wikipedia article “Pallid scops owl” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pallid_scops_owl&oldid=1379872865), 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 pallid scops owl endangered?

The pallid 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. What the categories mean.

How is the pallid scops owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusOtus
  7. SpeciesOtus brucei (Hume, 1872)

Synonyms Ephialtes brucei

Other names and names in other languages (59)
  • Pallid scops-owlEnglish
  • Pallid scops-owlEnglish
  • Pallid scops-owlEnglish
  • Striated scops owlEnglish
  • Striated scops owlEnglish
  • ثبج فاتحArabic
  • الثبج المخططArabic
  • ثبج مخططArabic
  • ثيج مخططArabic
  • البومة المتوارية المخططةArabic
  • بومة الأشجار المخططةArabic
  • মলিন স্কোপ্স পেঁচাBangla
  • xot de BruceCatalan
  • výreček plavýCzech
  • tylluan sgops resog AsiaWelsh
  • Stribet DværghornugleDanish
  • StreifenohreuleGerman
  • BlaßeuleGerman
  • Streifen-ZwergohreuleGerman
  • StreifenzwergohreuleGerman
  • Stria orelstrigoEsperanto
  • stria orelstrigetoEsperanto
  • Autillo persaSpanish
  • Autillo PálidoSpanish
  • helepällEstonian
  • مرغ حق جنوبیPersian
  • مرغ حق رنگپریدهPersian
  • persianpöllönenFinnish
  • Petit-duc de BruceFrench
  • Mionulchabhán stríocachIrish
  • שעיר משורטטHebrew
  • prugasti ćukCroatian
  • sivatagi füleskuvikHungarian
  • HornuglaIcelandic
  • Assiolo pallidoItalian
  • Assiolo di BruceItalian
  • サバクコノハズクJapanese
  • サバクミミズクJapanese
  • Қылаң жапалақKazakh
  • dykuminis apuokėlisLithuanian
  • svītrainā pūcīteLatvian
  • നരയൻ നത്ത്Malayalam
  • Gestreepte DwergooruilDutch
  • ravineugleNorwegian
  • syczek arabskiPolish
  • mocho-d'orelhas-pálidoPortuguese
  • mocho-de-orelhas-pálidoPortuguese
  • Буланая совкаRussian
  • Пустынная совкаRussian
  • PersiabealljeloađguNorthern Sami
  • výrik bledýSlovak
  • perzijski skovikSlovenian
  • Пустињски ћукSerbian
  • Pustinjski ćukSerbian
  • blek dvärguvSwedish
  • Çizgili ishakkuşuTurkish
  • сплюшка буланаUkrainian
  • 淡色角鴞Chinese
  • 纵纹角鸮Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the pallid 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 pallid scops owl?

An adult pallid scops owl weighs 84.4 g – 106 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the pallid scops owl endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the pallid scops owl?

The pallid scops owl (Otus brucei) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pallid_scops_owl_2026,
  title = {Pallid scops owl (Otus brucei)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pallid-scops-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}