Serendib Scops Owl
Otus thilohoffmanni
Endangered
Stand-in photo: Kasun withanage, CC BY-SA 4.0
Look again
First heard in Kitulgala in 1995, first seen in Sinharaja in 2001, and described as new to science in 2004. It was there all along.
Field marks
A small rufous owl with fine dark spots and no ear tufts.
Family
Strigidae
Group
Owls
Habitat
Wet-zone rainforest
Where to look
Sinharaja, Kitulgala
Length
About 17 cm
IUCN status
Endangered
