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being described a few differences between the Old and New World "scops" owls became more and more prominent. Namely, the scops owls give a whistling call or a row of high-pitched hoots with less than four individual hoots per second. This call is given in social interaction or when the owl tries to
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As opposed to screech owls, scops owls have only a single type of call. This consists of a series of whistles or high-pitched hoots, given with a frequency of 4 calls per second or less, or of a single, drawn-out whistle. Calls differ widely between species in type and pitch, and in the field are
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across a wide range of owls found that even the treatment as subgenera was probably unsustainable and suggested that most of the genera proposed around 1850 should be accepted. Though there was some debate about the reliability of these findings at first, they have been confirmed by subsequent
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and aquatic invertebrates. Scops owls have a good sense of hearing which helps them locate their prey in any habitat. They also possess well-developed raptorial claws and a curved bill, both of which are used for tearing their prey into pieces small enough to swallow easily.
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Scops owls are primarily solitary birds. Most species lay and incubate their eggs in a cavity nest that was originally made by another animal. During the incubation period, the male will feed the female. These birds are
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Melo, Martim; Freitas, BĂĄrbara; Verbelen, Philippe; Da Costa, SĂĄtiro R.; Pereira, Hugo; Fuchs, JĂ©rĂŽme; Sangster, George; Correia, Marco N.; De Lima, Ricardo F.; Crottini, Angelica (2022).
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scare away other animals. The screech owls on the other hand are named for their piercing trills of more than four individual notes per second. They also have a kind of
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often the first indication of these birds' presence, as well as the most reliable means to distinguish between species. Some, like the recently described
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Scops owls hunt from perches in semi-open landscapes. They prefer areas which contain old trees with hollows; these are home to their prey which includes
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Heaney, L. R. & Tabaranza, B. R. Jr. (2006). "Mammal and Land Bird
Studies on Camiguin Island, Philippines: Background and Conservation Priorities".
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complex (Aves
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10.1642/0004-8038(2003)120[0923:fsttao]2.0.co;2
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studies. In 2003, the AOU formally re-accepted the genus
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American Classification Committee (SACC) (2003).
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1211:. The image was published on Ornithomedia. Dubbed
514:picture, and it was not until the availability of
494:checklist in 1910 placed the screech owls back in
2350:Deepal H. Warakagoda; Pamela C. Rasmusse (2004).
490:had come to be preferred. The 3rd edition of the
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1904:Heidrich, P.; König, C. & Wink, M. (1995).
336:was introduced in 1769 by the Welsh naturalist
2389:"Digital Nomenclator Zoologicus, version 0.86
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1736:The Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
1180:owl was heard calling at about 1,000 meters
2352:"A new species of scops-owl from Sri Lanka"
2202:Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe
1906:"Molecular phylogeny of the South American
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1882:Marshall, J. T.; King, B. (1988). "Genus
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451:was established in the same year for the
272:them against the bark of trees. Some are
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759:â extinct, formerly placed in the genus
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2311:Marchesi, L. & Sergio, F. (2005).
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264:is the largest genus of owls with 59
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2279:Wink, M. & Heidrich, P. (1999).
1588:adding citations to reliable sources
1257:adding citations to reliable sources
1886:". In Amadon, D.; Bull, J. (eds.).
286:, which are now again separated in
1960:"Proposal (#58): Elevate subgenus
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1659:, with biparental care, and only
373:meaning horned or eared owl (cf.
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2336:10.1111/j.1474-919x.2004.00388.x
2288:A guide to the owls of the world
2034:IOC World Bird List Version 11.1
1917:Zeitschrift fĂŒr Naturforschung C
1890:. Vol. 3. pp. 296â357.
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1841:"Scops Ephialtes. Le petit duc"
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482:In the early 20th century, the
383:ᜠÏÏÏ, "ear"). The generic name
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428:in 1851. In 1854, the highly
405:) meaning small kind of owl,
3531:Taxa named by Thomas Pennant
1517:Call of oriental scops owl (
1207:species was photographed on
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1839:Savigny, M.J.C. (1809).
1618:While late 19th-century
1362:of the recently extinct
2028:, eds. (January 2021).
1798:A GreekâEnglish Lexicon
1184:south of the summit of
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559:White-fronted scops owl
2205:. Prague: Ninox Press.
2199:MlĂkovskĂœ, J. (2002).
1929:10.1515/znc-1995-3-420
1730:Jobling, J.A. (2010).
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1395:ranges. A screech-owl
1339:"Otus" wintershofensis
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3475:Paleobiology Database
1789:Liddell, Henry George
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1484:Ecology and behaviour
680:Otus madagascariensis
387:that was proposed by
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3384:Fauna Europaea (new)
2317:in the Italian Alps"
2260:Johnson, D. (2003).
2216:Ford, N. L. (1966).
1719:. London. p. 3.
1584:improve this article
1413:western screech owls
1291:As noted above, the
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1221:Formerly placed here
1166:SĂŁo Miguel scops owl
1061:Philippine scops owl
959:Seychelles scops owl
689:Rainforest scops owl
676:Torotoroka scops owl
292:based on a range of
1677:Otus thilohoffmanni
1467:("leg") feathered.
1427:have been found at
1326:"Otus" providentiae
1105:Wallace's scops owl
1083:Everett's scops owl
950:Mantanani scops owl
767:Rodrigues scops owl
753:Mauritius scops owl
590:Otus icterorhynchus
581:Otus thilohoffmanni
477:Yoshimaro Yamashina
320:A well-camouflaged
50:Eurasian scops owls
2024:; Donsker, David;
1764:A Latin Dictionary
1673:Serendib scops owl
1667:to semialtricial.
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1494:Eurasian scops owl
1425:Eurasian scops-owl
1356:"Scops" commersoni
1155:Madeiran scops owl
1140:Principe scops owl
1035:Japanese scops owl
1022:Collared scops owl
995:Mentawai scops owl
977:Simeulue scops owl
954:Otus mantananensis
914:Sulawesi scops owl
878:Moluccan scops owl
860:Oriental scops owl
789:Eurasian scops owl
711:Karthala scops owl
667:São Tomé scops owl
640:Mindanao scops owl
626:Otus spilocephalus
622:Mountain scops owl
577:Serendib scops owl
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2026:Rasmussen, Pamela
1908:Otus atricapillus
1745:978-1-4081-2501-4
1713:"Otus bakkamoena"
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1096:Palawan scops owl
986:Enggano scops owl
968:Nicobar scops owl
941:Sangihe scops owl
923:Banggai scops owl
851:Socotra scops owl
838:AnnobĂłn scops owl
833:Otus senegalensis
829:African scops owl
820:Arabian scops owl
739:RĂ©union scops owl
720:Anjouan scops owl
698:Mayotte scops owl
658:Mindoro scops owl
604:Andaman scops owl
568:Reddish scops owl
326:Otus senegalensis
322:African scops owl
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891:Otus tempestatis
869:Ryƫkyƫ scops owl
811:Pallid scops owl
798:Cyprus scops owl
733:Otus moheliensis
729:Moheli scops owl
702:Otus mayottensis
662:Otus mindorensis
653:Otus longicornis
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2790:Palaeoglaux
2744:Heterostrix
2721:Ypresiglaux
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2644:Coliiformes
2633:Coliiformes
2570:Australaves
2559:Australaves
2369:November 3,
2359:Bull. B.O.C
2182:10451/55748
2022:Gill, Frank
1964:(New World
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1190:Philippines
1026:Otus lettia
815:Otus brucei
523:cytochrome
274:polymorphic
226:preoccupied
203:preoccupied
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3520:Categories
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3131:Scotopelia
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2433:Genera of
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1695:References
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1648:amphibians
1596:March 2020
1553:media help
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1498:Otus scops
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1269:March 2020
1159:Otus mauli
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981:Otus umbra
972:Otus alius
864:Otus sunia
793:Otus scops
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684:O. rutilus
644:Otus mirus
608:Otus balli
541:The genus
473:Pyrroglaux
461:Gymnoglaux
455:, and the
430:apomorphic
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332:The genus
294:behavioral
270:camouflage
243:in family
237:Scops owls
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1375:Evolution
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500:subgenus
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