Rajah Scops Owl

Otus brookei

Description

This species has an overall dark brown coat color, black crown and white ear tufts. The iris of the eye is orange, and is small at 23 cm.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

23 cm

In

Insectivorest

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Strigiformes

FAMILY

:

Strigidae

GENUS

:

Otus

SPECIES

:

Otus brookei

Distribution

This species inhabits montane forests, but is rarely seen above 1100 meters above sea level. Can be found perched in the lower canopy.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Kalimantan, Sumatra, East Java

Habits and Lifestyle

Unknown

Lifestyle

–

Biome

Montane forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This species preys on a variety of small insects

Diet : Insectivorous

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Otus brookii on iNaturalist article