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    The Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops), also known as the European scops owl or just scops owl, is a small owl in the typical owl family Strigidae. Its breeding...
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    Pemba scops owl, Otus pembaensis Eurasian scops owl, Otus scops Cyprus scops owl, Otus cyprius – formerly included in O. scops Pallid scops owl, Otus...
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    Pairs sometimes roost together. The African scops owl is not as territorial as the Eurasian scops owl and will nest in loose aggregations, with the...
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    belonging to the scops owls complex, the giant scops owls (Otus gurneyi) found in Asia and the Ptilopsis or the white-faced scops owl found in Africa,...
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    which it was once considered conspecific. The Cyprus scops owl differs from Eurasian scops owl in that it has a double noted song (vs. single noted)...
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    while coeval scops owl fossils very similar to the Eurasian scops owl have been found at S'Onix on Majorca. The scops and screech owl lineage probably...
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  • western Asia, the Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) In southern Asia, the Oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) In Africa, the African scops owl (Otus senegalensis)...
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    the striated scops owl. The pallid scops owl is a small-eared owl similar in appearance to the Eurasian scops owl but with more distinct streaks on the...
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  • alien species. Compared with the Eurasian scops owl, the wings were smaller (two thirds the size of those of the Eurasian species), the legs longer (by 11...
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    being the little owl (Athene noctua), the similar looking Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops) being smaller and weaker and the long-eared owl (Asio otus) more...
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