Owl Archives - Singapore Geographic

Collared Scops Owl

vids — Sun, 04 May 2025 09:10:23 +0000

The collared scops owl is an owl which is a resident breeder in South Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan. It is partially migratory, with some birds wintering in India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Otus lettia

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
May 2025

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Sunda Scops Owl

vids — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 05:12:05 +0000

Scientific Name: Otus lempiji

Identification: Adult resembles Oriental Scops Owl but is bigger and has dark eyes, dusky-yellowish bill, brownish vermiculated upperparts and pale sandy-buffish underparts with fine blackish streaks. Juvenile resembles adult but has paler overall plumage. ( Birds of Singapore )

It’s a small brown Owl with dark eyes and has a light collar.

Location: Pasir Ris – January 2024

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Brown Hawk Owl

vids — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 13:17:10 +0000

Scientific Name: Ninox scutulata

The brown boobook, also known as the brown hawk-owl, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. Wikipedia

Identification: Larger than the local scops owls with a proportionally smaller head. Overall brown colouration with large, yellow eyes and small, white patch above bill. Field identification from Northern Boobook is tricky with the local subspecies generally presenting more heart-shaped brown streaking on its white underparts compared to the more teardrop-shaped streaking of the migrant Northern. (Birds of Singapore)

Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – Dec 2023

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Barred Eagle-Owl

vids — Wed, 28 Apr 2021 01:44:33 +0000

The barred eagle-owl, also called the Malay eagle-owl, is a species of eagle owl in the family Strigidae. It is a member of the large genus Bubo which is distributed on most of the world’s continents. Wikipedia

The photos are the juvenile Barred Eagle-Owl

Spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park – March 2021

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Buffy Fish Owl

vids — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:22:10 +0000

The buffy fish owl, also known as the Malay fish owl, is a fish owl in the family Strigidae. It is native to Southeast Asia and lives foremost in tropical forests and wetlands. Due to its wide distribution and assumed stable population, it is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2004. Wikipedia

Scientific Name: Ketupa ketupu.

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Spotted Wood Owl

vids — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:35:14 +0000

The spotted wood owl is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix. Its range is disjunct; it occurs in many regions surrounding Borneo, but not on that island itself. The three subspecies are: Strix seloputo seloputo – South Myanmar and central Thailand to Singapore. Also Jambi and Java. Wikipedia

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