Summary ⁷

The European Scops Owl (Otus scops), also known as the Eurasian Scops Owl or just Scops Owl, is a small owl. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing ⁸

Maximum longevity: 6.8 years (wild)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Sergey Yeliseev, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/13861029@N00/4634897214
2. (c) Álvaro Rodríguez Alberich, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Autillo.jpg
3. (c) Bohuš Číčel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcicel/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Otus_scops_1_%28Bohu%C5%A1_%C4%8C%C3%AD%C4%8Del%29.jpg
4. (c) Bohuš Číčel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcicel/), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Otus_scops_2_%28Bohu%C5%A1_%C4%8C%C3%AD%C4%8Del%29.jpg
5. (c) 张一芳, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://csdb.ioz.ac.cn/images/Upload_images/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Strigiformes/Strigidae/Otus/scops/623F94F1-A66C-4BDC-9E82-8AA819C3380A.jpg
6. (c) ladypine, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/TA_ZOO_orna_Pict0117.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otus_scops
8. (c) Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/3209364

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• VertNet
• Xeno-canto

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