African Scops Owl

Afrikaans name: Skopsuil

African Scops Owl

Photo © Steven Herbert

Otus senegalensis

The African Scops Owl is found over much of sub-Saharan Africa. Its preferred habitat is savanna and woodland.

The main food items of the African Scops Owl are insects and spiders.

It is a small owl that only reaches a length of around 17 cm.

This quite a common species in some of the camps at Kruger National Park. In some camps and picnic spots their daytime roosts are well-known and attract a steady stream of onlookers.

Roberts Birds Names by Edition

Edition	Roberts nr	Scientific name
1st	363	Otus senegalensis latipennis
2nd	363	Otus scops
3rd	363	Otus scops
4th	363	Otus scops
5th	396	Otus senegalensis
6th	396	Otus senegalensis
7th	162	Otus senegalensis

Edition	Roberts nr	English name
1st	363	Cape Scops Owlet
2nd	363	Scops Owl
3rd	363	Scops Owl
4th	363	Scops Owl
5th	396	Scops Owl
6th	396	African Scops Owl
7th	162	African Scops Owl

Edition	Roberts nr	Afrikaans name
1st	363	Klein-ooruil
2nd	363	Klein Ooruil
3rd	363	Skopsuil
4th	363	Skopsuil
5th	396	Skopsuil
6th	396	Skopsuil
7th	162	Skopsuil

References and further reading

Wildlife of Southern Africa - Author: Martin Withers and David Hosking - Published: 2011 - Page: 114

Wild Issue 34 - Author: - Published: 2016 - Page: 16

The Owls of Southern Africa - Author: Alan Kemp and Simon Calburn - Published: 1987 - Page: 106

The Living Deserts of Southern Africa - 2nd edition - Author: Darry Lovegrove - Published: 2021 - Page: 132

Southern African Bird Names Explained - Author: Charles Clinning - Published: 1989 - Page: 100

The Birds of South Africa - Author: Hazel Stokes - Published: 1979 - Page: 26

The Birds of South Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Dr. Austin Roberts - Published: 1949 - Page: 147

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 4th Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 2011 - Page: 242

Sasol Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair et al. - Published: 1993 - Page: 236

Sasol Birds of Prey of Africa and its Islands - Author: Alan and Meg Kemp - Published: 1998 - Page: 306

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 5th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1985 - Page: 346

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa - 6th Edition - Author: Gordon Lindsay Maclean - Published: 1993 - Page: 342

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 4th Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1981 - Page: 260

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 3rd Edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1975 - Page: 249

Roberts Bird Guide - Author: Hugh Chittenden - Published: 2007 - Page: 76

Roberts Birds of South Africa - 2nd edition - Author: McLachlan and Liversidge - Published: 1957 - Page: 193

Owls and Owling - Author: W. Tarboton & R. Erasmus - Published: 1998 - Page: 47

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 7th Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 2000 - Page: 218

Ian Sinclair s Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: Ian Sinclair - Published: 1988 - Page: 166

Newman s Birds of Southern Africa - 1st Edition - Author: Ken Newman - Published: 1984 - Page: 218

KwaZulu-Natal - A celebration of biodiversity - Author: Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife - Published: 2002 - Page: 174

Field Guide to the Birds of Kruger National Park - Author: Ian Sinclair and Ian Whyte - Published: 1991 - Page: 112

Birds of the Transvaal - Author: Tarboton, Kemp and Kemp - Published: 1987 - Page: 131

Collins Illustrated Checklist - Birds of Southern Africa - 1st edition - Author: Ber van Perlo - Published: 1999 - Page: 42

Birds of the Kruger and other National Parks - Volume 2 - Author: National Parks Board - Published: 1974 - Page: 18

Birds of the Transkei - Author: C.D. Quickelberge - Published: 1989 - Page: 69

Birds of Southern Africa - Kruger National Park - Author: Kenneth Newman - Published: 1985 - Page: 106

Birds of Prey of Southern Africa - Author: Peter Steyn - Published: 1985 - Page: 258

Birds of Africa south of the Sahara - Author: Ian Sinclair and Peter Ryan - Published: 2003 - Page: 242

Bird Atlas of Natal - Author: Digby Cyrus and Nigel Robson - Published: 1980 - Page: 147

African Birds of Prey - Author: Leslie Brown - Published: 1970 - Page: 144

African Wildlife - Vol 36 No 2 - Author: - Published: 1982 - Page: 81

Animals of the Kruger National Park - Author: G. de Graaff - Published: 1987 - Page: 86

A First Guide to South African Birds - 6th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1959 - Page: 120

A First Guide to South African Birds - 7th Edition - Author: Leonard Gill - Published: 1975 - Page: 120

A Field Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa - 2nd Edition - Author: O.P.M. Prozesky - Published: 1983 - Page: 158

A Delight of Owls - Author: Peter Steyn - Published: 1984 - Page: 56

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