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  Scops Owls
Comoro Scops Owl, Otus pauliani : The Comoro Scops Owl is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands.
Anjouan Scops Owl, Otus capnodes : The Anjouan Scops Owl is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands.
Moheli Scops Owl, Otus moheliensis : The Moheli Scops Owl is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands.
avianweb.com /scopsowls.html   (994 words)

  
 Mindoro Scops-Owl
Owls Genus Otus: JAVAN SCOPS OWL Otus angeline.
Strigidés : Rapaphila, raptors and philately:...boobook owl) Marsh owl (Asio Capensis) Mentawai scops owl (Otus Mentawi) Mindanao scops owl (Otus Mirus) Mindoro scops owl (Otus Mindorensis) Moheli scops owl...
: Owl Otus marshalli Cloud-forest Screech Owl Otus megalotis Philippine Scops Owl Otus mentawi Sipora Scops Owl Otus mindorensis Mindoro Scops Owl Otus mirus...
www.specieslist.com /endangered/common_name/M/Mindoro_Scops-Owl.shtml   (1159 words)

  
  Resources on Cloud-forest Screech-Owl academic institutions
Owls Genus Otus: RUFESCENT SCREECH OWL Otus ingens.
: Screech Owl; Otus ingens Rufescent Screech Owl; Otus marshalli Cloud-forest Screech Owl; Otus watsonii Tawny-bellied Screech Owl; Otus...
:...colombianus; Cinnamon Screech Owl, Otus petersoni; Cloud-forest Screech Owl, Otus marshalli; Tawny-bellied Screech Owl, Otus watsonii;...
mongabay.org /conservation/Cloud-forest_Screech-Owl.htm   (1288 words)

  
 Philippine Scops Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Philippine Scops Owl (Otus megalotis) is a common owl, endemic to the Philippines, belonging to the family of the typical owls Strigidae.
It is one of the sixteen owl species in the Philippines.
The Philippine Scops Owl lives alone or in monogamous pairs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Philippine_Scops_Owl   (177 words)

  
 White Faced Scops Owl -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
There is a species called Scops Owl, ''Otus scops'', in Europe, where it is the only scops owl, but it is named as Eurasian Scops Owl in the world listings to avoid confusion with the many tropical species of scops owl.
The Collared Scops Owl, ''Otus lettia'', is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India and the Himalayas east to south China.
The Collared Scops Owl is a small (23-25cm) owl, although it is the largest of the scops owls.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/175/white-faced-scops-owl.html   (580 words)

  
 Scops owl Information
Scops owls are a genus Otus of owls.
The scops owls take a wide variety of food items, including large insects, earthworms, aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals like bats and mice, fish, and even other small birds.
Fossil Owls From the Rexroad Fauna of the Upper Pliocene in Kansas.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Scops_owl   (487 words)

  
 STRIGIDAE (Typical Owls)
Owls have existed on earth for a tremendously long amount of time.
The evolution of the modern owl resulted in two distinct lines, the Strigidae family and the Tytonidae family.
There are 208 known species of owl in the world: 191 of the Strigidae family and 17 of the Tytonidae family.
www.personal.psu.edu /users/v/p/vpr104/Classifications.htm   (365 words)

  
 Philippine Eagle Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Philippine Hawk-Owls are common in forests and forest hatches.
The Philippine Scops Owl is endemic and common to the Philippines.
Philippine Scops Owls have orange-red eyes and their crown, ear tufts and mantle are dark brown.
www.philippineeagle.org /pec/pec3.htm   (1077 words)

  
 AVIFAUNA - Picchio verde . . . l'altro web site - Birds: DNA Sibley's list, 15 (Non Passeriformes)
Tukangbesi Is., Flores in the Lesser Sunda Is. and the Philippine islands of Batan and Calamian is., Luzon, Panay, Negros, Cebu, Siquijor, Mindanao and Basilan; mts.
Lowlands to 1600 m of the Philippine Is. of Luzon, Catanduanes, Marinduque, Samar, Leyte, Negros, Bohol, Dinagat, Mindanao and Basilan.
Philippine Is. of Luzon, Polillo Is., Ticao, Masbate, Marinduque, Panay, Guimaras, Negros, Bohol, Leyte, Siquijor, Mindoro, Cebu, Mindanao, Basilan, Sulu Arch.
digilander.libero.it /avifauna/classificazione/classification15.htm   (5157 words)

  
 Philippine Deforestation
The small species of owls have been conspicuous and pleasant companions to us on many nights in the Philippine forest, their clear whistling and hooting calls softly sounding in the quiet night air.
Most of the small owls occur in a range of old-growth forest habitats, and some are able to survive in fairly small forest patches.
The Philippine eagle-owl and the lesser eagle-owl (
www.fieldmuseum.org /vanishing_treasures/V_EagleOwl.htm   (368 words)

  
 birding facts Birding Resources by the Fat Birder
The Hawk and Owl Trust is dedicated to ensuring that birds of prey survive in the wild for future generations to enjoy.
Of all the birds I have photographed raptors and owls have giving me the greatest buzz, the Tawny Owl is my favourite and I have suffered at the talons of a female Tawny whilst trying to photograph her young...
Owls have fascinated man from time immemorial - to some cultures they are symbols of wisdom, while to others they are harbingers of doom and death.
www.fatbirder.com /species_and_families/non_passerines/strigidae.html   (2083 words)

  
 Philippines 2005
This is a summary of a month-long birding trip to the Philippines between 6 Dec 2005—6 Jan 2006.
Although the Philippine environment has been hacked to shreds since my 1990 visit — and it was on its last legs then — we were able to see, and sometimes even photograph, some of the rarest and most difficult birds in the world.
A successful expedition to the Philippines was the culmination of a dream: to visit what I felt prior to departure was the most imperiled ecosystem on earth while the majority of its bird species were still viable and able to be found.
montereybay.com /creagrus/Philippines2005.html   (1981 words)

  
 Philippines 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This is a summary of a month-long birding trip to the Philippines between 6 Dec 2005—6 Jan 2006.
Although the Philippine environment has been hacked to shreds since my 1990 visit — and it was on its last legs then — we were able to see, and sometimes even photograph, some of the rarest and most difficult birds in the world.
A successful expedition to the Philippines was the culmination of a dream: to visit what I felt prior to departure was the most imperiled ecosystem on earth while the majority of its bird species were still viable and able to be found.
www.montereybay.com /creagrus/philippines2005.html   (1981 words)

  
 Resources on Collared Scops-Owl academic institutions
Owls are useful to man Collared Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena) Collared Scops are owls of the forest but they have spread and adapted...
Owls Genus Otus: SUNDA SCOPS OWL Otus lempiji.
: Scops Owl 574 Otus magicus Moluccan Scops Owl 575 Otus alfredi Flores Scops Owl 576 Otus brookii Rajah Scops Owl 577 Otus bakkamoena Collared Scops Owl
mongabay.org /conservation/Collared_Scops-Owl.htm   (1242 words)

  
 Philippine Scops Owl Photo | TrekNature
Features: A very beautiful owl with the typically intricate plumage and ear-tufts of a Scops, a fl and white frosting on the face and breast and piercing orange eyes.
This is Yoda, an adult owl, surrendered to the rescue center of SBMA Philippines.
Crop the photo, decreased the brightness, increased the contrast and resized for TN.
www.treknature.com /gallery/photo4780.htm   (344 words)

  
 Birdwatching Trip Report from The Philippines (Mindanao, Cebu, Bohol and Luzon)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Philippine or 'Monkey-eating' Eagle is one of the largest and most spectacular birds of prey in the world (not the heaviest, but actually the tallest standing being close to 1m tall).
Philippine Scops Owl [E] Otus megaltis A small owl seen briefly at dawn at Rajah Sikatuna National Park was probably this species.
Philippine Eagle Owl is classed as 'Endangered' by Collar et al 1994, who say that there are very few recent records with the first sighting in Bohol being as recently as 1994 (see Hornbuckle 1994 trip report).
www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/philippines/phil4/phil2000.htm   (18510 words)

  
 Where do you want to go birding in the Phillipines today?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Philippines: funeral of paradise - a photographic essay on the
degradation of the Philippine ecology by Vladmir Dinets.
The Philippine archipelago consists of just over 1100 islands, though the major portion of the land area is taken up by just nine main islands.
www.camacdonald.com /birding/asiaphillipines.htm   (838 words)

  
 Birdtour Asia Philippines scheduled tour 2007   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Philippines archipelago is comprised of more than 7100 islands yet the total land area is slightly smaller than the British Isles.
The astonishing degree of biological endemism within the Philippines is well represented by the country’s avifauna, although the total list for the Philippines is not large at just over 590 species, of approximately 400 resident species almost 200 are endemic.
Luzon Scops Owl and Whiskered Pitta are both easily heard near the pass at Mount Polis but they are difficult to see, as the steep slopes are difficult to access.
www.birdtourasia.com /philippines07.html   (1783 words)

  
 Philippines Luzon tour by Tropical Birding: Birdwatching tours to the best sites in the world   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
This tour takes in some of the endemics of Luzon, the northern island of the Philippines archipelago, including the endemic family of Philippine creepers, while also visiting the western-most island of Palawan, complete with its own stunning set of endemic species.
Although the Philippines has a reputation for difficult birding, this whistle-stop tour stays in great accommodation, making sure we get a lot of the specialties without sacrificing any comfort.
For those of you who are not at the point of collapse after a days trekking in the park we will go out at night to look for other island specilities including Palawan Scops-Owl and a Frogmouth whose identification remains unresolved and may yet prove to be a new species for the World.
www.tropicalbirding.com /tours/luzon.html   (664 words)

  
 Owls listed by common name
Owls are known collectively as a Parliament of Owls.
Being of the family Strigidae (Recent Owls) the family is sub-divided - Tytoninae (Barn Owls and Bay Owls) and Striginae (Typical Owls).
Note: where an owl is known by more than one name it has been listed under each name for ease of reference.
www.p-wood.com /nature/owllist.html   (308 words)

  
 Philippine Raptors   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Philippine Raptors Conservation Program (PRCP) is one of the Wildlife Conservation Programs of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB) which aims to conserve the country’s bird’s of prey using the Philippine Eagle as the flagship species.
Captive Population Research and Management – the Center for Philippine Raptors (CPR) was established in 1993 at the Makiling Botanical Garden (MBG), University of the Philippines Los Banos, College Laguna for this purpose.
Creation of the Philippine Eagle Working Group (PEWG) which tasks include the provision of technical assistance and to sustain impetus in the implementation of the PRCP and PEFI, and to formulate an Integrated Plan (IP) for the Conservation of the Philippine Eagle.
www.pawb.gov.ph /programs/raptors.htm   (683 words)

  
 Resources on Elegant Scops-Owl academic institutions
Owls Genus Otus: ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL Otus sunia.
: Otus scops Eurasian Scops Owl 571 Otus sunia Oriental Scops Owl 572 Otus elegans Elegant Scops Owl 573 Otus mantananensis Mantanani Scops Owl 574 Otus
Sibley-Monroe checklist 6: Otus sagittatus White-fronted Scops Owl; Otus rufescens Reddish Scops Owl...
mongabay.org /conservation/Elegant_Scops-Owl.htm   (1198 words)

  
 BirdForum - How many species of owl have you seen
Owls are up there as one of my main interests, great feeling walking through the forest at night, listening for the owls among the variety of insect and frog vocalisations.
This year finally managed to return to same snowy valley and what could even be the same bird flew in, looked me over with flank feathers puffing out in the wind and then flew close enough over my head for its swooshing wingbeats to be audible.
I have a burrowing owl from the Great Salt Plains NWR in western Oklahoma, a barred owl in my local patch and a screech owl from a campout in southern Oklahoma.
www.birdforum.net /showthread.php?p=471587   (1754 words)

  
 RP Biodiversity Conservation Efforts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The National Integrated Protected Areas System or NIPAS is the classification and administration of all designated protected areas to maintain essential ecological processes and life-support systems, to preserve genetic diversity, to ensure sustainable use of resources found therein, and to maintain their natural conditions to the greatest extent possible.
The faunal regions in the Philippines are Mindanao, Luzon, Palawan, Mindoro, and the Negros-Panay group of islands.
To protect nature and maintain natural processes in an undisturbed state in order to have ecologically representative examples of the natural environment available for scientific study, environmental monitoring, and education, and for the maintenance of genetic resources in a dynamic and evolutionary state.
www.bwf.org /bk/pamayanan/r-efforts.html   (2176 words)

  
 True Owls (Buboninae): Birds
Collared Scops Owl (Otus bakkamoena bakkamoena) - Image.
Mountain Scops Owl (Otus spilocephalus siamensis) - Image.
Scops Owl (Otus scops) - Text and Images.
www.infochembio.ethz.ch /links/en/zool_voegel_eulen_echte.html   (751 words)

  
 Philippines Tour, 2008
While the total list for the Philippines is not large (about 600 species), it has a good number of fascinating endemics (about 190 species).
Unfortunately so much of the forest of the Philippines has been (and is being) destroyed that some long drives will be necessary to get to many of the birding areas.
Because there are no Philippine travel agencies capable of operating a tour like this, our tour will be operated by Tim Fisher, who has been resident in the Philippines for 26 years.
www.kingbirdtours.com /itineraries/philipps08it.html   (1711 words)

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