Sokoke Scops Owl - Otus ireneae

Petit-duc d'Irène

Sokoke Scops Owl, identification
This is a grey morph bird, which was perched about 1.5m above the forest floor where it was hunting large invertebrates.
  • identification
  • Autillo de Sokoke
  • mocho-de-orelhas-de-sokoke
  • Sokoke-Zwergohreule
  • Otus ireneae
  • Strigiformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Species : Sokoke Scops Owl

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

by the author
all the pictures

The picture

O.Net ref. : stga48697
Author :
RAINBIRDER

Shooting

date : 2007 Aug
Country : Kenya (ke)
Region : Coast Province
Place : Arabuko Sokoke Forest Arabuko Sokoke Forest
Lat. : 3° 19' 18'' South
Lng. : 39° 52' 41'' East

Exif Data [+] [-]



Model : Canon 1D mkII

Exposure : 1/60s s

aperture : f4


Focal length : 500 mm


Iso : 500


Flash : no