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	Online edition of Daily News - Features (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Serendib Scops Owl is a small owl, similar in size to the Indian Scops Owl found in wooded gardens throughout the island.
		The Serendib Scops Owl, simalar in size to the Indian Scops Owl, lives only in dense rainforests and is totally nocturnal and of a shy disposition.
		The new owl was first seen in Sinharaja and Deepal Warakagoda says that the scientific name of the owl was inspired by this valuable act of Hoffman.
	www.dailynews.lk /2004/07/13/fea04.html (519 words)

	scops_owl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Scops owls are a genus Otus of owl.
		The scops owls are compact in size and shape and the female is usually larger than the male.
		Scops owls are monogamous birds with biparental care, and the male will feed the female during the incubation period (FDC).
	www.ratemydogs.com /wiki/?title=Scops_owl (437 words)

	White Faced Scops Owl -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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)

	Serendib Scops Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni) is the most recently discovered bird in Sri Lanka.
		Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena and Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia, it does not have ear tufts and its facial disc is only weakly defined.
		The irides are yellow and the feet and claws are white.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Serendib_Scops_Owl (320 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Scops Owl
		..."Scops owl, scops owl / We cannot cook much since the pot is small / This year having a meal is even a worry since rice is rare / Now we worry that there is no...
		The scops owl (Otus scops cyprius) also has a characteristic call that is a very common sound on still summer nights.
		The discoverer of the Serendib Scops Owl, had been having a successful tour with sightings of both the Serendib Scops Owl and the Ceylon Bay Owl.
	conservation.mongabay.com /news/Scops_Owl.htm (441 words)

	Serendib scops-owl - Otus thilohoffmanni: More Information - ARKive
		The astonishing discovery of this tiny owl in 2001 in the southern rain forests of Sri Lanka stunned biologists around the world, representing the first new bird species to be identified in the country since 1868 (3).
		The owl roosts near the ground, where its colouration, size and shape camouflage it well amongst the dry and dead leaves (1).
		The Serendib scops-owl is found in five protected areas, each administered as a Forest Reserve or a Proposed Reserve by the Forest Department of Sri Lanka (2).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Otus_thilohoffmanni/more_info.html (614 words)

	Serendipitous species discovery in Sri Lanka
		Deepal compared the recording to other Asian owls, and sent it to Pamela Rasmussen, who agreed that while it sounded like an owl, it did not match any of the species known to occur in Sri Lanka, although it was most like Reddish Scops-owl Otus rufescens.
		It was a very small rufous earless owl, quite unlike any other on the island or anywhere else in South Asia.
		Serendib Scops-0wl Otus thilohoffmanni is a small, short-tailed, rather uniformly rufescent scops-owl with eye colour ranging from yellow to orange, according to sex, lacking apparent ear-tufts, with a weakly-defined facial disk, and with weak tarsi feathered for less than half their length.
	www.birdlife.org /news/features/2004/07/scops-owl.html (847 words)

	Resources on Comoro Scops-Owl academic institutions
		The Comoro Scops Owl, Otus pauliani, is an owl endemic to the Comoro Islands.
		Owls Genus Otus: MADAGASCAR SCOPS OWL Otus rutilus.
		Typical owl : Strigidae: Owl, Otus alius; Pemba Scops-Owl, Otus pembaensis; Comoro Scops-Owl, Otus pauliani; Anjouan Scops-Owl, Otus capnodes; Moheli Scops-Owl...
	mongabay.org /conservation/Comoro_Scops-Owl.htm (1003 words)

	Serendib scops-owl - Otus thilohoffmanni - ARKive
		The astonishing discovery of this tiny owl in 2001 in the southern rain forests of Sri Lanka stunned biologists around the world, representing the first new bird species to be identified in the country since 1868.
		This owl is small, short-tailed, uniformly reddish-brown, with eye-colour ranging from yellow to orange, but more orange in males.
		The owl roosts near the ground, where its colouration, size and shape camouflage it well amongst the dry and dead leaves.
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Otus_thilohoffmanni (188 words)

	KingBird Tours - Sri Lanka Reports
		The Bay Owl in Sri Lanka, formerly treated as a subspecies of the widely distributed Oriental Bay Owl, was recently split as a full species together with the form in South India.
		It is the rarest owl in Sri Lanka and there have been less than a handful of sightings in the wild, all recent.
		Then, through a gap, the owl was suddenly in the beam of the flashlight.
	www.kingbirdtours.com /reports/srilanka99re.html (3547 words)

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		Although the authors suggested that Serendib Scops Owl is probably most closely related to Reddish Scops Owl O rufecens from the Malay Peninsula and Greater Sunda Islands, further studies are needed to confirm this.
		The new owl was first heard and seen on 25 December 1999 at Benteng on Togian, one of the central islands of the archipelago.
		It is the third new pygmy owl to be described for South America witin a decade, after Subtropical Pygmy Owl G parkeri in 1995 and Cloud-forest Pygmy Owl G nubicola in 1999.
	www.dutchbirding.nl /journal/species.html (11806 words)

	Owl Breeding
		The five forests inhabited by the owl are the lowland forests of Kitulgak, Kanneliya and Eratna Gimale in the south-west quarter of the island, with strongholds in the contiguous Sinharaja and Morapitiya-Runakana Reserves.
		All these forests are protected areas managed by the Forest Department of Sri Lanka, which is fortunate, for it has been found that this species requires a large, fairly intact area of rainforest to prosper, and is not found in forest areas of less than 8.2 km.
		The World Owl Trust is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EAZA).
	www.owls.org /Information/newspecies.htm (782 words)

	Sunbird Tours
		The forests of Sri Lanka are home to one very special bird, a new species of scops owl discovered in 2001 by our co-leader Deepal.
		Sunbird was the first tour group to see this bird, now named Serendib Scops Owl, and we have seen it every year since, a record we hope to maintain on this tour.
		Sunbird were the the first tour group to see this new species - Serendib Scops Owl - in 2001 and we have seen it every year since.
	www.sunbirdtours.co.uk /brochure_2003/asia/sri_lanka/sri_lanka.html (1722 words)

	index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		This newly described owl has so far been located only in the lowland rain forests of the south-west part of the island.
		This handsome little owl with its chestnut back, scapulars and wing-coverts has its white underparts marked with flish shat-streaks with bars on flanks.
		A fairly common owlet in the wet zone but does not ascend higher hills.
	www.hotelyenisey.com /bird.htm (1866 words)

	endemics
		I added the 2005 experience of Ian Merrill where he and his team found Serendib Scops-Owl.
		Serendib Scops* Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni): this owl has only been discovered in 2001 and is not easy to twitch.
		The fact that we heard no less than six Serendib Scops-Owls in this time would seem to suggest that this species may not be as scarce as was originally thought.
	www.splatzone.nl /srilanka/endemics.htm (1616 words)

	WINGS Birding Tours to Sri Lanka: 2006 Tour Narrative
		For the first time in years Serendib Scops Owl, or ‘Deepal’s Scops Owl’ as it’s often affectionately known, finished well down the list of “Bird of the Trip”.
		A daytime roosting Brown Fish Owl (we’d see another bird equally well later in the tour near Kandy) and a pair of Indian Scops Owls provided considerable afternoon entertainment as did yet another posing Indian Pitta.
		The resident Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (second only to "Deepal’s Scops Owl" in terms of rarity status) performed superbly as, minutes later, did both Dull-blue Flycatcher and Sri Lanka Bush Warbler.
	wingsbirds.com /tours/narrative/146 (948 words)

	Biodiversity Hotspots - Western Ghats & Sri Lanka - Conservation Action
		Additionally, landscape-scale conservation, particularly reforestation and conservation of biological corridors, will be required for biodiversity to persist in this severely fragmented region, even in the short term.
		The flora and fauna of Sri Lanka are greatly understudied; for instance, in 2004 alone, a new species of owl, the Serendib scops owl (Otus thilohoffmanni), was described and nine other bird species added to the list of endemics.
		Thus, the number of endemic species is likely to be a gross underestimate, and the list of key biodiversity areas delineated will have to be modified as new data become available.
	www.conservation.org /xp/Hotspots/ghats/conservation.xml (1109 words)

	News Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Many pug marks were observed each morning towards the "Dharshana wewa" area with not much luck of a decent sighting or a photographic opportunity".
		The Oriental Scops Owl was readily identified by it's smaller size, prominent ear tufts and the yellow iridise.
		The Brown Hawk Owl again by it's smaller size, large round eyes with yellow iridise (eye rings) and the dark markings on a white breast.
	www.jetwingeco.com /web_pages/news_board/news_2004_08_August.html (5128 words)

	10,000 Birds - July 2004
		Its closest relative is the Reddish Scops Owl (Otus rufescens) which ranges from Thailand to Indonesia.
		Screech owls, sometimes given the genus Megascops, are also considered part of the Otus entourage.
		There may be more, but it is likely that the boundaries of its habitat exert a terminal cap on the owls' potential population.
	www.10000birds.com /july2004.htm (6185 words)

	Sri Lanka
		We have modified the itinerary slightly in order to observe the recently described Serendib Scops Owl.
		Hakala Estate is an area of woodland holding Brown Wood Owl and Ceylon Woodpigeon.
		The grounds are a regular haunt of Brown Fish Owl.
	www.birdwatchingbreaks.com /SriLanka.htm (1017 words)

	Trip Report Sri Lanka
		It appears that only the Baurs guides know where to find the in 2001 discovered Serendib Scops Owl, but due to it’s uncertain (probably very rare) status I’m not sure if it is possible or allowed to twitch it.
		We had the (by now famous) driver Sunil Alwis and the fact that we not only found all the endemics (except for the new owl) but also a great number of other specialties prove the fact that Sunil is a good match for the professional guides, though a lot cheaper.
		The owner woke us for telling that the Collared Scops Owls were present at their regular roost near the hotel.
	www.thedanishvilla.dk /Trip_report.htm (8047 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Sri Lanka
		Lester taped in the Sri Lankan Frogmouth and the Serendib Scops Owl at Kitulgala and also the SL Whistling Thrush at Horton Plains.
		The second stop was at a lovely knoll of land where a small building sat shaded by several old trees and surrounded by a vast area of grassy swamp.
		One of the last birds of the trip was a glimpse of a Brown fish Owl which vanished into the swamp never to be seen again.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/sri-lanka/sri12/sri-dec-03.htm (7634 words)

	Birdwatching Trip Report from Sri Lanka
		With luck and good planning it is possible to see 23 of the 24 endemics (Serendib Scops-Owl is a problem) in 10 days, but I recommend 14 days if you wish to include waterbirds and shorebirds sites.
		We stayed till it was dark and tried to tape the Ceylon Frogmouth, but we did not hear the bird.
		However Abeydeera heard the Serendib Scops-Owl and Mark managed to record the soft frog-like call of this recently discovered new species.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/sri-lanka/sri15/report-03.htm (6241 words)

	BirdForum - A new owl?
		there are probably a fair few Scops types on islands in Asia still to be 'recognised' and Serendib Scops Owl was ony discovered in Sri Lanka a very few years ago...and Cinabar Hawk Owl in Sulawesi
		This owl has been known for some years - generally goes by the soubriquet "San Isidro Mystery Owl" (Ciccaba sp.
		It is closely related to fl-and-white owl and its looks are between that species and fl-banded owl.
	www.birdforum.net /printthread.php?t=28566 (571 words)

	Owl Species Citation List: Otus
		Pallid Scops Owl, Striated Scops Owl, Bruce's Scops Owl
		Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club, 43, p.
		Celebes Scops Owl, Sulawesi Scops Owl, Magic Scops Owl
	www.globalowlproject.com /species.php?genus=Otus (769 words)

	Updates
		Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World.
		All New World owls in the genus Otus are changed to the genus Megascops.
		Change scientific name of Snowy Owl to Bubo scandiacus and move to p.
	www.ibispub.com /updates.html (8442 words)

	Sri Lanka - birding tours, birding cruises - Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
		Sure enough, on our first foray into the forest, we immediately encountered a very exciting mixed flock containing not only two Red-faced Malkohas (a personal favorite), but a very close White-faced Starling, one of the most difficult to find of the Sri Lankan endemics.
		That same evening we went in search of the recently discovered Serendib Scops-Owl.
		Our hopes were high, but rapidly faded as a calling bird just refused to respond, or so we thought.
	www.ventbird.com /news/reports/323 (1356 words)

	Sri Lanka
		This teardrop-shaped island in the Indian Ocean boasts many endemic birds from Chestnut-backed Owlet to Legge’s Flowerpecker, and it has an excellent range of Southern Indian species, including Malabar Trogon and Purple-rumped Sunbird.
		The recently discovered Serendib Scops Owl, will also be a target of our observations.
		Sigiriya is also excellent for dry zone birding and our hotel’s nature trails offer great birding and have a checklist of around 135 species.
	www.avianadventures.co.uk /tours/srilanka.htm (960 words)

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