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title: "African Scops-Owl"
description: "Otus senegalensis — Uccelli. The African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/african-scops-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# African Scops-Owl

> Otus senegalensis — Uccelli. The African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.

- Scientific name: *Otus senegalensis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `savanna` (Savana)
- iNaturalist observations: 803
- Wikidata: [Q1270188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1270188)
- iNaturalist taxon: [20301](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20301)

## Names

- en: African Scops-Owl
- de: Afrikanische Zwergohreule
- es: Autillo africano
- fr: Petit-duc africain
- nl: Afrikaanse dwergooruil
- pt: Mocho-de-orelhas-africano
- pl: Syczek afrykański

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (418), TZ (63), NA (61), KE (37), BW (35), GH (25), GM (24), ET (19), MW (14), SN (9), ZW (8), CM (5)

## Summary

The African scops owl (Otus senegalensis) is a small owl which is widespread in sub-Saharan Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_scops_owl

## Photo

![African Scops-Owl](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/african-scops-owl/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andrew Deacon · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297814191

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/african-scops-owl?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).