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Species record

Indian Scops-owl

Otus bakkamoena

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Primary Traits

FamilyStrigidae
OrderStrigiformes
RealmIndomalayan
HabitatForest
DietInvertebrate
FlightFlies
Average mass

142.3 g

Elevation

0 m - 2,130 m

Data points

48

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Record section

Identity and Taxonomy

Scientific identity, taxonomic placement, and source lineage.

Scientific name

Otus bakkamoena

English name

Indian Scops-owl

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Otus

Species

bakkamoena

Data source

HBW5, BOTW

Record section

Conservation and Range

Threat status and geographic distribution signals.

Conservation status

Least Concern

Range restricted

No

Island endemic

No

Biogeographic realm

Indomalayan

Latitudinal zone

Tropical-Temperate

Record section

Measurements

Mass and elevation values from the stored record.

Minimum female mass

150 g

Maximum female mass

No data

Minimum male mass

No data

Maximum male mass

No data

Minimum unsexed mass

125 g

Maximum unsexed mass

152 g

Average mass

142.3 g

Minimum elevation

No data

Typical lower elevation

0 m

Typical upper elevation

2,130 m

Maximum elevation

2,400 m

Elevation range

2,130 m

Typical elevation

1,065 m

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Ecology

Habitat, diet, and specialization profile.

Primary habitat

Forest

Habitat breadth

4

Primary diet

Invertebrate

Diet breadth

2

Diet specialization index

1.1

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Behavior and Reproduction

Breeding, nesting, incubation, and social traits.

Social behavior

No data

Mating system

No data

Cooperative breeding

No data

Nest type

Cavity (tree)

Nest substrate

Building, Tree

Minimum broods per year

No data

Maximum broods per year

No data

Minimum clutch size

3

Maximum clutch size

5

Incubating sex

No data

Minimum incubation period

25 d

Maximum incubation period

27 d

Minimum fledging period

No data

Maximum fledging period

No data

Nest parasitism

No data

Average clutch size

4

Record section

Mobility and Flight

Flight ability and movement pattern.

Flight status

Flies

Mobility patterns

Altitudinal Migrant, Irregular/Nomadic, Sedentary