White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus)
About the White-fronted Scops Owl
The white-fronted scops owl (Otus sagittatus) is a small Asian owl in the family Strigidae. It has a declining population about which little is known, and is dependent on lowland and foothill forests which are rapidly being destroyed. This species of owl is considered vulnerable and has a population of about 2,500–10,000. It is found in the west of Thailand and also in peninsular Malaysia. Its range covers 149,000 km2 (58,000 sq mi) of forest at altitudes of 0–700 m (0–2,300 ft) above sea-level. The white-fronted scops owl was described by the American ornithologist John Cassin in 1849 and given the binomial name Ephialtes sagittatus. The species is monotypic.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 24 recordings for this species: 7 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Malaysia, Thailand in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Collared Scops OwlOtus lettiarecording
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scopsrecording
- Flores Scops OwlOtus alfredirecording
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoenarecording
- Mindoro Scops OwlOtus mindorensisrecording
- Moluccan Scops OwlOtus magicusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.