Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Reddish Scops-owl (Otus rufescens) - HBW 5, p. 153
French: Petit-duc roussâtre
German: Röteleule
Spanish: Autillo Rojizo
Other common names: Rufescent/Rufous Scops-owl
Taxonomy: Strix rufescens Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Relationships unclear. Additional race burbidgei based on single dark-faced specimen from Sulu Is, in Philippines, but record apparently not accepted as origin of specimen disputed; description also thought possibly not outside normal variation of nominate race. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- malayensis Hachisuka, 1934 - S peninsular Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.
- rufescens (Horsfield, 1821) - Sumatra, Bangka, Java and Borneo.
- Near Threatened Enlarge map
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Adult bird sleeping on a perch
Locality Penang Bird Park, Penang, Peninsular Malaysia
Pierre de Chabannes 1 January 2009 2 years ago 3
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One cut of the hoot song given at night. Locality Taman Negara National Park, Peninsular Malaysia
(ssp malayensis)
Sam Woods 1 June 2008 2 years ago 3
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