<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">The Scops Owl <italic>(Otus scops)</italic> is one of the least studied owls in Europe and its loud and monotonous calls are not well documented. This paper summarises published alarm-like calls and presents data on daytime calling recorded in Lesencetomaj, Hungary between 9th and 17th September 2012. Calls were similar to the sound of an alarm on a reversing truck. The bird was most active around midday (11–13 hrs) and in the afternoons between 15–17 hrs. No calling occurred before 09.00 or after 19.15 o’clock. Weather affected the intensity of calls and particularly high autumn temperatures are suggested as a possible reason for this unusual activity.</abstract>

The Scops Owl (Otus scops) is one of the least studied owls in Europe and its loud and monotonous calls are not well documented. This paper summarises published alarm-like calls and presents data on daytime calling recorded in Lesencetomaj, Hungary between 9th and 17th September 2012. Calls were similar to the sound of an alarm on a reversing truck. The bird was most active around midday (11–13 hrs) and in the afternoons between 15–17 hrs. No calling occurred before 09.00 or after 19.15 o’clock. Weather affected the intensity of calls and particularly high autumn temperatures are suggested as a possible reason for this unusual activity.

Voice and daytime calling of Scops Owls <italic>(Otus scops)</italic>

University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio Campus, P. O. Box 1627, FIN-70211 Kuopio, Finland

Ornis Hungarica

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The Scops Owl (Otus scops) is one of the least studied owls in Europe and its loud and monotonous calls are not well documented. This paper summarises...

Voice and daytime calling of Scops Owls (Otus scops)

Published Online: Jan 13, 2016

Page range: 49 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2015-0014

Keywords
Scops Owl, alarm call, diurnal vocal activity

© 2015 Anita Mikkola et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Voice and daytime calling of Scops Owls (Otus scops)

Published Online: Jan 13, 2016

Page range: 49 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orhu-2015-0014

KeywordsScops Owl, alarm call, diurnal vocal activity

© 2015 Anita Mikkola et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Scops Owl, alarm call, diurnal vocal activity