Sunda-Zwergohreule

Otus lempiji

Eine kleine braune Eule mit großen dunklen Augen und kleinen, weich aussehenden Federohren. Dunkelbraune, fast schwarze Augen trennen sie von ansonsten ähnlichen Arten wie der Berg- und Rajah-Zwergohreule. Die Rostzwergohreule ist ebenfalls dunkeläugig, aber sie hat ein dunkleres Gesicht und ist insgesamt rostbraun getönt. Wie die meisten anderen kleinen Zwergohreulen ist die Sunda-Zwergohreule leichter zu hören als zu sehen: Sie gibt bellende Rufe in weit auseinanderliegenden Intervallen von sich. Sie ist relativ tolerant gegenüber menschlicher Besiedlung; oft in Gärten, Plantagen und Parks sowie in Wäldern anzutreffen.

Bestimmung

It grows from 20 to 25 cm (7.9 to 9.8 in) and can weigh 100 to 170 g (3.5 to 6.0 oz). It is speckled with black on the upper parts and streaked with black on the lower parts. It has a light collar and dark eyes, which differentiate it from the reddish scops, mountain scops, Oriental scops and Rajah scops owls.

Taxonomie

The taxon is considered a subspecies of Otus bakkamoena by some authors.

Wissenschaftlicher Name
Otus lempiji
Autorität
(Horsfield, 1821)
Ordnung
Strigiformes
Familie
Strigidae
Gattung
Otus

Verbreitung und Lebensraum

It lives on the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Borneo, Sumatra and Java. It can be found primarily in forests and gardens but is occasionally attracted to buildings.

Zugverhalten
Vertical migration

Verhalten

The Sunda scops owl lines its nest with plant fibre. It will lay up to three eggs in a tree hollow from January to April and their breeding season can sometimes be extended to June or late July. The Sunda scops owl tends to behave aggressively when threatened by other owls by displaying territorial behavior. A female Sunda scops owl will react aggressively when feeling threatened by responding vocally to warn intruders from interfering and keeping them at a distance.<p>Its call is a hooting yelp in between a longer period of silence. The Sunda Scops owls use their callings to mark their territory and have evolved to have voice individuality to improve their territory proclamation. Every owl has its own unique vocal characteristics such as varying frequencies at which they produce their callings/noises which gives them each a unique voice. Having a unique voice/calling makes it easier for an owl to stand out from its competitors and mark its territory more effectively.

Schutzstatus

It has been included in the IUCN Red List of threatened species as a least concern species. It is common throughout its range where there is suitable habitat.

Bestandstrend
stable

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