Pallid Scops Owl

Otus brucei - Petit-duc de Bruce

Petit-duc de Bruce
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Strigiformes

  • Family
    :

    Strigidés

  • Genus
    :

    Otus

  • Species
    :

    brucei

Descriptor

Hume, 1872

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 21 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 54 à 64 cm.
  • Weight
    : 100 à 110 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Petit-duc de Bruce
adult post breeding
Petit-duc de Bruce
Petit-duc de Bruce

Pallid Scops Owl (Otus brucei) is a species of bird in the Strigidae family.

Subspecific information 4 Subspecies

  • Otus brucei brucei (Aral Sea to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan)
  • Otus brucei exiguus (Israel and s Iraq to w Pakistan and ne Arabia)
  • Otus brucei obsoletus (s Turkey and n Syria to Uzbekistan and n Afghanistan)
  • Otus brucei semenowi (s Tajikistan to w China, n Pakistan and e Afghanistan)

Foreign names

  • Petit-duc de Bruce,
  • Autillo Persa,
  • Mocho-d'orelhas-pálido,
  • Streifenohreule,
  • sivatagi füleskuvik,
  • Gestreepte Dwergooruil,
  • Assiolo pallido,
  • Blek dvärguv,
  • Ravineugle,
  • výrik bledý,
  • výreček plavý,
  • Stribet Dværghornugle,
  • persianpöllönen,
  • xot de Bruce,
  • Hornugla,
  • syczek arabski,
  • svītrainā pūcīte,
  • perzijski skovik,
  • Буланая совка,
  • サバクミミズク,
  • 纵纹角鸮,
  • 淡色角鴞,

Voice song and cries

Habitat

Shrubland : Temperate ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Desert : Hot ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Plantations, Rural Gardens, Urban Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

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