Owls

Sandy Scops Owl

Otus icterorhynchus

The Sandy Scops Owl (Otus icterorhynchus) is a 73 g forest bird that eats mostly insects and other invertebrates. It stays put all year.

Family

Owls

Order

Strigiformes

Weight

73 g

Habitat

Forest

Diet

Invertebrates

Migration

Resident

Countries recorded

5

Recorded in Cameroon, Gabon, Ghana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire.

Where to see it: Bakossi Mountains · Kodmin Forest (Cameroon); Sangha Lodge (Central African Republic); Mt. Kupe (Cameroon); Taï National Park (Côte d'Ivoire); Parc de la Lekedi (Gabon).

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