Oriental Scops Owl

Oriental Scops Owl

Otus sunia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Periyar National Park
125 Verified records at Periyar National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a scops owl species native to South and Southeast Asia. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

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

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙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 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
3 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Ba Be National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
6 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
7 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
8 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
10 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
14 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
15 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
16 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
17 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
19 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
21 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
22 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
23 Khao Sok National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
24 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
25 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Oriental Scops Owl in Periyar National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Oriental Scops Owl sighting in Periyar National Park, based on 125 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Oriental Scops Owl in Periyar National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Oriental Scops Owl in Periyar National Park in our monthly data.

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