African scops owl

African scops owl
Roosting at Lake Baringo, Kenya
Calls recorded in Samburu
National Reserve, Kenya
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Genus: Otus
Species:
O. senegalensis
Binomial name
Otus senegalensis
(Swainson, 1837)

The African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.

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