Wallace’s Scops Owl
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Owls

Wallace’s Scops Owl

Otus silvicola

LCLeast Concern Endemic to Indonesia
Family
Owls (Strigidae)
Order
Strigiformes

Overview

Wallace's scops owl or lesser Sunda scops owl (Otus silvicola) is endemic to the Sumbawa and Flores islands, in the Lesser Sundas chain of Indonesia. It is not rare in most of its habitat and has no subspecies except for the nominate. It is also known as the Lesser Sunda scops owl. It is named after Alfred Russel Wallace, a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, and biologist.

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Range and habitat

Lesser Sundas (Sumbawa and Flores).

Range description: AviList Global Avian Checklist.

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Last updated September 29, 2026.