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title: "Indian Scops-Owl"
description: "Otus bakkamoena — Aves. The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/indian-scops-owl
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Indian Scops-Owl

> Otus bakkamoena — Aves. The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia.

- Scientific name: *Otus bakkamoena*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1544
- Wikidata: [Q795515](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q795515)
- iNaturalist taxon: [204559](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/204559)

## Names

- en: Indian Scops-Owl
- de: Hinduhalsbandeule
- es: Autillo Indio
- fr: Petit-duc indien
- nl: Indische dwergooruil
- pl: Syczek długouchy

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1162), LK (199), NP (19), BD (13), PK (3)

## Summary

The Indian scops owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a species of owl native to South Asia.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: S.MORE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38149228

## Machine access

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