Common name:
Pallid Scops Owl
Ladakhi name:
Ugpa
Scientific name:
Otus brucei
Order:
Strigiformes
Family:
Strigidae
fun facts:
The Pallid or Stirated Scops Owl is a small scops owl ranging from Middle East to West and Central Asia.
It is a migrant to Ladakh. The sexes look the same.
It often lays its eggs in a tree cavity, but in Ladakh it usually nests in a burrow.
Bird Club Contributor:
Lobzang Vishudda, Themisgang
