Andaman Scops Owl

分类位置

同属物种

非洲角鸮

African/Annabon Scops Owl

烟色角鸮

Anjouan Scops Owl

阿拉伯角鸮

Arabian Scops Owl

比岛角鸮

Biak Scops Owl

领角鸮

Collared Scops-Owl

西红角鸮

Eurasian Scops-Owl

形态与习性

The Andaman scops owl (Otus balli) is a species of the Strigidae family and is native to the Andaman Islands of India. It is a largely brown owl with white speckles and yellow eyes. The owl was first described in 1873 by British ornithologist Allan Octavian Hume. The Andaman scops owl has no sightings outside of the Andaman Islands, therefore research on this bird is limited. This owl is not threatened, though an increase in deforestation on the islands has led to the population size slowly decl