Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Sunda Scops-owl (Otus lempiji) - HBW 5, p. 158
French: Petit-duc de Horsfield
German: Sunda-Zwergohreule
Spanish: Autillo de la Sonda
Other common names: Collared Scops-owl(!)
Taxonomy: Srix [sic] Lempiji Horsfield, 1821, Java.
Probably forms superspecies with O. mentawi, O. bakkamoena, O. lettia, O. semitorques, O. fuliginosus and O. megalotis. Frequently treated as race of O. bakkamoena, and sometimes considered to include as race or to be conspecific with O. lettia, but vocalizations distinct. Race cnephaeus apparently differs vocally, may be separate species; condorensis doubtfully distinct from nominate. Six subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- condorensis Kloss, 1930 - S peninsular Thailand below Isthmus of Kra.
- lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) - Malay Peninsula (except S), S Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, N Natuna Is, Borneo (except N).
- cnephaeus Deignan, 1950 - S Malay Peninsula.
- condorensis Kloss, 1930 - S peninsular Thailand below Isthmus of Kra.
- lempiji (Horsfield, 1821) - Malay Peninsula (except S), S Sumatra, Bangka, Belitung, Java, Bali, N Natuna Is, Borneo (except N).
- cnephaeus Deignan, 1950 - S Malay Peninsula.
- hypnodes Deignan, 1950 - N & C Sumatra.
- lemurum Deignan, 1957 - N Borneo.
- kangeanus Mayr, 1938 - Kangean Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A bird in a tree, looking around then flying away. Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp condorensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 2 years ago 35 sec 4.3 -
One of a pair at daytime roost Locality Bali Barat (West Bali) National Park, Bali (Indonesia) (ssp lempiji)
mark sutton 26 June 2009 2 years ago 17 sec 3
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a nocturnal bird
Locality Puchong, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp lempiji)
rusli 8 October 2009 2 years ago 4 -
A bird in hand.
Locality Sungai Lalang, Semenyih, Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia (ssp lempiji)
rusli 21 September 2010 1 year ago 3.5 -
A bird on a branch, looking down.
Locality Khao Nor Chuchi, Southern Thailand, Thailand (ssp condorensis)
Josep del Hoyo 7 April 2008 2 years ago 3.5
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