Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Philippine Scops-owl (Otus megalotis) - HBW 5, p. 159
French: Petit-duc de Luçon
German: Philippinen-Zwergohreule
Spanish: Autillo Filipino
Other common names: Whitehead’s Scops-owl, Luzon Collared Scops-owl
Taxonomy: Scops megalotis Walden, 1875, probably Manila.
Probably forms superspecies with O. mentawi, O. bakkamoena, O. lettia, O. lempiji, O. semitorques and O. fuliginosus. Older name O. whiteheadi sometimes still used, now rejected. Formerly treated as conspecific with O. bakkamoena, but shown to be vocally distinct. Race boholensis doubtfully distinct from everetti. Four subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- megalotis (Walden, 1875) - Luzon, Marinduque and Catanduanes.
- everetti (Tweeddale, 1879) - Samar, Biliran, Leyte, Mindanao and Basilan.
- nigrorum Rand, 1950 - Negros.
- boholensis McGregor, 1907 - Bohol.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A juvenile bird. Locality Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 18 May 2009 2 years ago 54 sec 3.8 -
juvenile in canopy screeching (begging for food?) at 0400hrs Locality Mount Makiling National Park, Laguna Province, Luzon, Philippines (ssp megalotis)
Martin Kennewell 18 July 2010 1 year ago 39 sec 3.6 -
a juvenile bird Locality Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 May 2009 2 years ago 40 sec 3.5 -
a juvenile bird Locality Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 May 2009 2 years ago 11 sec 3.5 -
a juvenile bird Locality Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 May 2009 2 years ago 5 sec 3.4 -
A bird in a tree at day time. Locality Luzon, Philippines (ssp megalotis)
Desmond Allen 2 years ago 32 sec 3.3
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This is a juvenile, no ears and shorter tail, but he don`t get feed by the parents anymore.
Locality Valencia, Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 18 May 2009 2 years ago 4.3 -
This is a juvenile, no ears and shorter tail, but he don`t get feed by the parents anymore.
Locality Valencia, Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 18 May 2009 2 years ago 4 -
This is a juvenile, no ears and shorter tail, but he don`t get feed by the parents anymore.
Locality Valencia, Negros, Philippines (ssp nigrorum)
Daniêl Jimenez 18 May 2009 2 years ago 3.2
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Juvenile calling at night Locality Subic Bay, Luzon, Philippines
Desmond Allen 1 January 2007 1 year ago 3
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