The Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops), also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding...

Pemba scops owl, Otus pembaensis Eurasian scops owl, Otus scops Cyprus scops owl, Otus cyprius – formerly included in O. scops Pallid scops owl, Otus...

Pairs sometimes roost together. The African scops owl is not as territorial as the Eurasian scops owl and will nest in loose aggregations, with the...

The Eurasian eagle-owl (Bubo bubo) is a species of eagle-owl, a type of bird that resides in much of Eurasia. It is also called the Uhu and it is occasionally...

while coeval scops owl fossils very similar to the Eurasian scops owl have been found at S'Onix on Majorca. The scops and screech owl lineage probably...

which it was once considered conspecific. The Cyprus scops owl differs from Eurasian scops owl in that it has a double noted song (vs. single noted)...

western Asia, the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) In southern Asia, the Oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) In Africa, the African scops owl (Otus senegalensis)...

the striated scops owl. The pallid scops owl is a small-eared owl similar in appearance to the Eurasian scops owl but with more distinct streaks on the...

alien species. Compared with the Eurasian scops owl, the wings were smaller (two thirds the size of those of the Eurasian species), the legs longer (by 11...

be of the same, or a closely related, species. The owl was similar in size to the Eurasian scops owl, though the leg bones were longer. Estimates of its...