Wildlifeof Thailand
Reddish Scops Owl
Strigidae
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Otus rufescens
Basic stats
Diet
Insects and small vertebrates
Habitat
Lowland rainforest
Range
Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo
A tiny rufous owl with small ear tufts, it roosts against bark by day and hunts within Sundaic rainforest at night (Wikipedia, general species account). It is Nationally Endangered (Thailand Red Data 2025).
Quick answers
- What does the Reddish Scops Owl eat?
- Insects and small vertebrates
- What habitat does the Reddish Scops Owl live in?
- Lowland rainforest
- Where is the Reddish Scops Owl found?
- Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo