Sangihe scops owl
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Sangihe scops owl ( Otus collari ) |
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The Sangihe-Zwergohreule ( Otus Collari ) is an owl from the genus of scops owl .
description
The very small owl reaches a length of 19 to 20 centimeters. A single male weighed 76 grams. The dirty brown top is provided with dark shaft lines, scribbles and yellowish spots as well as a light-dark shoulder band. On the light throat and underside there are long shaft lines with some transverse bands. The face is light, but darker between the light yellow eyes and the horn-colored bill. The feather ears are medium-sized and spotted dull yellow. The feet are feathered up to the base of the light gray-brown toes. The claws are light brown with a dark tip.
The similar Manado scops owl ( Otus manadensis ) has longer eyebrows and shorter wings.
Way of life
The owl inhabits forests and agricultural land with trees, its main food is probably insects. The call consists of püüüt sounds lasting 0.7 seconds , which are repeated at intervals of 0.3 to eleven seconds.
distribution
The species is endemic to Sangihe Besar , the main island in the Indonesian Sangihe archipelago . It is common there, but suffers from habitat destruction.
literature
- Heimo Mikkola: Handbook owls of the world. All 249 species in 750 color photos. Original title: Owls of the World. A photographic guide. 2012, German-language edition, Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co.KG, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-440-13275-3 , p. 192.