Indian Scops-Owl

Indian Scops-Owl

Otus bakkamoena

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Keoladeo National Park
479 Verified records at Keoladeo National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scops-Owl sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 479 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
40–50
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
4 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
5 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
7 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
8 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
11 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
12 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
13 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
14 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
16 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
17 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Indian Scops-Owl in Keoladeo National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Indian Scops-Owl sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 479 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Indian Scops-Owl in Keoladeo National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Indian Scops-Owl in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.

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