Scops Owl
Otus scops (Linnaeus, 1758)
IQ
SCOOW
7390
Family: Strigiformes > Strigidae
Common across southern Europe, Scops Owl is a rare but regular visitor to Britain & Ireland.
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BTO RECORDS
BTO RECORDS
Identification
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Population size and trends and patterns of distribution based on BTO surveys and atlases with data collected by BTO volunteers.
CONSERVATION STATUS
This species can be found on the following statutory and conservation listings and schedules.
| Species of European Conservation Concern | Least Concern |
| IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (global) |
Least Concern 
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| Schedule 1 license required (to disturb) | No |
| Birds Directive Annex 1 | No |
POPULATION SIZE
We have no population estimates for this scarce species.
| BOU Category | A |
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First Record
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West Yorkshire, 1805 |
DISTRIBUTION
This vagrant is too rarely reported to map distribution.
SEASONALITY
Scops Owl is a very rare vagrant, sporadically recorded in spring and autumn.
Movement
Information about movement and migration based on online bird portals (e.g. BirdTrack), Ringing schemes and tracking studies.
RINGING RECOVERIES
View a summary of recoveries in the Online Ringing Report.
Biology
Lifecycle and body size information about Scops Owl, including statistics on nesting, eggs and lifespan based on BTO ringing and nest recording data.
PRODUCTIVITY & NESTING
Sample sizes are too small to report Productivity and Nesting statistics for this species.
BIOMETRICS
Sample sizes are too small to report Biometrics for this species.
Feather measurements and photos on featherbase
CODES & CLASSIFICATION
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Field Codes
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2-letter: IQ | 5-letter code: SCOOW | Euring: 7390 |
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Links to more studies from ConservationEvidence.com
- Passive relocation: a method to preserve burrowing owls on disturbed sites
- Conservation action on the endemic owls at Lianhuashan Mountains: Final report of project 'OWL 2002'
- A study of the long-eared owl Asio otus using wicker nesting baskets
Read more studies about Scops Owl on Conservation Evidence >
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