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being described a few differences between the Old and New World "scops" owls became more and more prominent. Namely, the scops owls give a whistling call or a row of high-pitched hoots with less than four individual hoots per second. This call is given in social interaction or when the owl tries to
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As opposed to screech owls, scops owls have only a single type of call. This consists of a series of whistles or high-pitched hoots, given with a frequency of 4 calls per second or less, or of a single, drawn-out whistle. Calls differ widely between species in type and pitch, and in the field are
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and aquatic invertebrates. Scops owls have a good sense of hearing which helps them locate their prey in any habitat. They also possess well-developed raptorial claws and a curved bill, both of which are used for tearing their prey into pieces small enough to swallow easily.
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scare away other animals. The screech owls on the other hand are named for their piercing trills of more than four individual notes per second. They also have a kind of
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Scops owls hunt from perches in semi-open landscapes. They prefer areas which contain old trees with hollows; these are home to their prey which includes
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1200:. The image was published on Ornithomedia. Dubbed
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2191:Cenozoic Birds of the World, Part 1: Europe
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1875:". In Amadon, D.; Bull, J. (eds.).
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1828:Savigny, M.J.C. (1809).
1607:While late 19th-century
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2017:, eds. (January 2021).
1787:A GreekâEnglish Lexicon
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2194:. Prague: Ninox Press.
2188:MlĂkovskĂœ, J. (2002).
1918:10.1515/znc-1995-3-420
1719:Jobling, J.A. (2010).
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376:that was proposed by
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2306:in the Italian Alps"
2249:Johnson, D. (2003).
2205:Ford, N. L. (1966).
1708:. London. p. 3.
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1402:western screech owls
1280:As noted above, the
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1210:Formerly placed here
1155:SĂŁo Miguel scops owl
1050:Philippine scops owl
948:Seychelles scops owl
678:Rainforest scops owl
665:Torotoroka scops owl
281:based on a range of
1666:Otus thilohoffmanni
1456:("leg") feathered.
1416:have been found at
1315:"Otus" providentiae
1094:Wallace's scops owl
1072:Everett's scops owl
939:Mantanani scops owl
756:Rodrigues scops owl
742:Mauritius scops owl
579:Otus icterorhynchus
570:Otus thilohoffmanni
466:Yoshimaro Yamashina
309:A well-camouflaged
39:Eurasian scops owls
2013:; Donsker, David;
1753:A Latin Dictionary
1662:Serendib scops owl
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1414:Eurasian scops-owl
1345:"Scops" commersoni
1144:Madeiran scops owl
1129:Principe scops owl
1024:Japanese scops owl
1011:Collared scops owl
984:Mentawai scops owl
966:Simeulue scops owl
943:Otus mantananensis
903:Sulawesi scops owl
867:Moluccan scops owl
849:Oriental scops owl
778:Eurasian scops owl
700:Karthala scops owl
656:São Tomé scops owl
629:Mindanao scops owl
615:Otus spilocephalus
611:Mountain scops owl
566:Serendib scops owl
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1734:978-1-4081-2501-4
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840:Socotra scops owl
827:AnnobĂłn scops owl
822:Otus senegalensis
818:African scops owl
809:Arabian scops owl
728:RĂ©union scops owl
709:Anjouan scops owl
687:Mayotte scops owl
647:Mindoro scops owl
593:Andaman scops owl
557:Reddish scops owl
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2633:Coliiformes
2622:Coliiformes
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2548:Australaves
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2348:Bull. B.O.C
2171:10451/55748
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1684:References
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1585:March 2020
1542:media help
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1258:March 2020
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673:O. rutilus
633:Otus mirus
597:Otus balli
530:The genus
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321:The genus
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232:in family
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