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.
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Wallace's scops owl
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.