Reddish Scops-Owl
Reddish Scops-Owl

Reddish Scops-Owl

Otus rufescens

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
93 Verified records at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
December Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The reddish scops owl (Otus rufescens) is an owl found in southeast Asia, in the countries of Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Scops-Owl sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary

Sunda Scops-Owl
LC

Sunda Scops-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Otus lempiji

<5% · Rare
Buffy Fish-Owl
LC

Buffy Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa ketupu

30–40% · Possible
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

5–10% · With luck
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

<5% · Rare
Oriental Bay-Owl
LC

Oriental Bay-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phodilus badius

5–10% · With luck
Eastern Barn Owl

Eastern Barn Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Tyto javanica

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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 Way Kambas National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
20–30%
2 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary 🇲🇾 Malaysia
5–10%
3 Danum Valley Conservation Area 🇲🇾 Malaysia
<5%
4 Kerinci Seblat National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
Insufficient data
5 Kinabalu Park 🇲🇾 Malaysia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Reddish Scops-Owl in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Reddish Scops-Owl sighting in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 93 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Reddish Scops-Owl in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary?

December has the highest sighting rate for Reddish Scops-Owl in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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