scops owl

[ skops ]

noun

1. any of a group of small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call, especially Otus scops Old World scops owl and O. sunia Oriental scops owl.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scops owl¹

1815–25; < New Latin < Greek skṓps little horned owl

Example Sentences

Bird watchers now spot winged creatures like paradise flycatcher and Eurasian scops owl that don’t belong to the region.

From Seattle Times

Eighteen species are critically endangered, including the Philippine eagle, the hooded vulture and the Annobon scops owl, the researchers found.

From Seattle Times

It looks so similar to the new Rinjani scops owl that over the last 100 years, no one had bothered to confirm this via vocalisation recordings or DNA comparisons.

From Scientific American

"But she is innocent as that bird in the air," screamed her lover, pointing to a scops owl which was sailing above the cypresses.

From Project Gutenberg

The scops owl breeds from January till April, while February and March are the months in which to look for the eggs of the wood-owl.

From Project Gutenberg