Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Collared Scops-owl (Otus lettia) - HBW 5, p. 158
French: Petit-duc indien
German: Halsband-Zwergohreule
Spanish: Autillo Chino
Other common names: Indian Scops-owl(!)
Taxonomy: Scops lettia Hodgson, 1836, Nepal.
Probably forms superspecies with O. mentawi, O. bakkamoena, O. lempiji, O. semitorques, O. fuliginosus and O. megalotis. Previously considered a race of O. bakkamoena, including under synonyms manipurensis and alboniger, a treatment still preferred by many authors, and may intergrade with that species in Nepal; also, considered by some conspecific with O. lempiji. Differences in vocalizations, however, suggest specific status. Position of race ussuriensis unclear, but plumage features, eye colour and vocalizations cl.. View all taxonomy...
Probably forms superspecies with O. mentawi, O. bakkamoena, O. lempiji, O. semitorques, O. fuliginosus and O. megalotis. Previously considered a race of O. bakkamoena, including under synonyms manipurensis and alboniger, a treatment still preferred by many authors, and may intergrade with that species in Nepal; also, considered by some conspecific with O. lempiji. Differences in vocalizations, however, suggest specific status. Position of race ussuriensis unclear, but plumage features, eye colour and vocalizations close to O. semitorques and possibly better placed with latter; Indochinese population, tentatively included in nominate, may be closer to erythrocampe. Proposed race aurorae from N China included in ussuriensis. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- lettia (Hodgson, 1836) - E Nepal, E India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh, E to Assam, Myanmar, Thailand (except S peninsula) and Indochina.
- erythrocampe (Swinhoe, 1874) - SE China.
- ussuriensis (Buturlin, 1910) - Sakhalin, Ussuriland and NE China.
- lettia (Hodgson, 1836) - E Nepal, E India (West Bengal) and Bangladesh, E to Assam, Myanmar, Thailand (except S peninsula) and Indochina.
- erythrocampe (Swinhoe, 1874) - SE China.
- ussuriensis (Buturlin, 1910) - Sakhalin, Ussuriland and NE China.
- glabripes (Swinhoe, 1870) - Taiwan.
- umbratilis (Swinhoe, 1870) - Hainan I.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Nestlings and Feeding. Locality Tainan City, Taiwan (ssp glabripes)
kun chin chung 19 weeks ago 1 min 31 sec 4.6 -
Otus lettia Locality Taiwan (ssp glabripes)
kun chin chung 1 year ago 38 sec 4.4 -
spotlighted views Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp lettia)
Martin Kennewell 15 May 2011 2 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A bird resting on a branch. Locality Taipei Zoo, Taipei City, Taiwan (ssp glabripes)
Josep del Hoyo 25 April 2011 1 year ago 19 sec 3.2
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juvenile
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 19 April 2011 2 years ago 4.5 -
basking beauty
Locality Udaipur, Udaipur District, Rajasthan, India
Sharad Agrawal 19 April 2011 2 years ago 4.4 -
with the spotlight
Locality Kaeng Krachan National Park, Western Thailand, Thailand
Marco Valentini 16 March 2013 7 weeks ago 4.2 -
Adult male perched on branch
Locality Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (Southern)
wilsondring 30 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4 -
Collared Scops Owl pair
Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Vaibhav Mishra 12 May 2011 2 years ago 3.9 -
Juvenile perched on branch
Locality Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (Southern)
wilsondring 30 April 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8
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Calls of one bird. Locality Tmatboey, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia
(ssp lettia)
Josep del Hoyo 7 March 2011 1 year ago 4 -
Calls by one individual. Locality Firefly Lodge, Guanghua, Chiayi County, Taiwan
(ssp glabripes)
Josep del Hoyo 21 April 2011 1 year ago 3.5 -
repeated night time call Locality Doi Inthanon National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand
Desmond Allen 1 December 1998 3 years ago 3.5
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