Rinjani Scops-Owl
Otus jolandae
A small brown owl with feathered ear tufts and yellow eyes, restricted to Lombok. Mostly brown with scattered white and pale markings on wings, sparsely streaked underparts, and a clear “double” facial disk with both blackish and white borders. Found in various forests and plantations in the lowlands and foothills. Distinctive: the only small owl on Lombok, and the only owl there with ear tufts. Gives a single note song, “woot,” ascending slightly at the end.
Taxonomy
- Scientific name
- Otus jolandae
- Authority
- Sangster, King, BF, Verbelen & Trainor, 2013
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Strigidae
- Genus
- Otus
Range and habitat
The Rinjani scops owl is restricted to the island of Lombok where it is the only resident scops owl species. It is locally common within remaining forest habitat on the island, much of which lies within the Gunung Rinjani National Park, at elevations of 25–1350 m.
- Migration
- Resident species
Conservation
- Population trend
- stable
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Distribution
Bird Calls
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