STRIGIDAE
ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL 

Location : Pulau Pinang

Date : ‎‎‎‎15 December 2019

19 cm Adult greyish morph distans: Yellow eyes, no nuchal collar, bold white scapular marks, dark streaks below.Adult rufous morph: Black crown-streaks, obvious ear-tufts, whitish belly with blackish to rufous markings.Adult rufous morph stictonotus (VS Thailand, Cambodia, Cochinchina): Paler, more rufous, less rufous-chestnut. Juvenile: Head/body paler with more dark bars, fewer streaks, no scapular markings. Other subspecies Unclear/unresolved; O.s.malayanus (VS Tenasserim, Pen Malaysia, Singapore) at least. VOICE Loud clear, measured toik..toik’to-toik or toik’to-toik from stictonotus. HABITAT Broadleaved forests; also (migrants) mangroves, plantations; up to 2,000 m (breeds below 1,000 m?). RANGE Un/fc R SW,W,N,E Myanmar, north Tenasserim, W,NW,NE Thailand, Cambodia, S Laos, N,S Annam. Un WV S Myanmar, Thailand, Pen Malaysia, Cambodia. PM Pen Malaysia. V Singapore. Rc (status?) N,C Laos, W,E Tonkin, C Annam