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Everett’s Scops Owl
Otus everetti
Everett's Scops Owl (Otus everetti) — Owls of South & Southeast Asia.
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The Everett’s Scops Owl (Otus everetti) is a member of the Strigidae family found in South & Southeast Asia. Adults weigh 125 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Strigiformes
- Family Strigidae Owls
- Genus Otus
- Species everetti
Where it lives
Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao and Basilan (east-central and southern Philippines)
Quick facts
- Weight
- 125 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Strigidae
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
Similar birds
Near Threatened
Least Concern
Critically Endangered
Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Everett’s Scops Owl is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Everett’s Scops Owl is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Everett’s Scops Owl (Otus everetti) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family, part of the order Strigiformes. It is found across South & Southeast Asia. Its distribution covers OR Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao and Basilan (ec and s Philippines).
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 125 g, with a wing length of about 16.4 cm and a tail of around 5.1 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 120,000 km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Everett’s Scops Owl?
The Everett’s Scops Owl is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 125 g.
Where does the Everett’s Scops Owl live?
The Everett’s Scops Owl is found across South & Southeast Asia with a range covering OR Bohol, Leyte, Samar, Mindanao and Basilan (ec and s Philippines), where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Everett’s Scops Owl belong to?
The Everett’s Scops Owl (Otus everetti) belongs to the Strigidae family, in the order Strigiformes.
What does the Everett’s Scops Owl eat?
The Everett’s Scops Owl is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Everett’s Scops Owl migrate?
The Everett’s Scops Owl is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Everett’s Scops Owl endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Everett’s Scops Owl make?
1 real field recording of the Everett’s Scops Owl — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Everett’s Scops Owl's range?
The Everett’s Scops Owl has a mapped global range of about 120,000 km².
Conservation
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Guides for this bird
Meet the Strigidae
A field guide to the Strigidae family — 236 species in the Birbs encyclopedia, with the best-known members to start with.