Japanese scops-owls have a grey-brown plumage, red eyes, and prominent ear tufts. They resides in forests, woodlands, and mountains. They are carnivorous, mainly feeding on invertebrates and small rodents. They nest in tree hollows and raise a small brood. Males use their vocalizations to attract mates or deter predators.

2011年7月16日 · In Japanese culture, owls are believed to bring luck and offer protection from suffering. The reason can be found in the Japanese name for owl, Fukuro (梟), which can be written in different sets of characters.

2024年6月27日 · Japan is home to a diverse range of owl species, each with its unique characteristics and habitat preferences. Here’s a detailed look at the top 10 species of owls you can find in Japan. The Collared Scops Owl is a small owl with prominent ear tufts and a distinctive collar-like marking around its neck.

Small grayish owl with prominent ear tufts and dark red eyes, found in lowland and hill forests, forest edges, parks, and gardens. Ryukyu Scops-Owl and Oriental Scops-Owl both have yellow to orangish eyes; Japanese has a more complete collar and more contrastingly pale facial disc.

2020年3月4日 · Japanese Scops-Owl (Otus semitorques), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.jasowl1.01

The Japanese scops owl (Otus semitorques ) is an owl which is a resident breeder in Japan. It is also found in China, Korea and Russia. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains over 90% of owl species. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.

The Japanese Scops Owl is a small owl with long, prominent ear-tufts. Distribution: Southeast Siberia to Japan. Range of the Japanese Scops Owl Otus semitorques. Status: Widespread, not uncommon. Original Description: Temminck, Coenraad Jacob, & Schlegel, Hermann. 1842. In Sieboldt, Fauna Japonica, Aves, p. 24, pl. 8. Birdlife International. 2020.

In everyday language, the broad term for all kinds of owl is フクロウ fukurō (occasionally フクロ fukuro), written with the character 梟. As a species name フクロウ fukurō ornithologically refers to Strix uralensis, the Ural Wood Owl. More strictly, owls in Japanese can be divided into: a) ズク zuku or ミミズク mimi-zuku eared zuku', which have 'ears' (耳 mimi), and.

2011年9月7日 · They are relatively small owls, with short, rounded wings. Most have erectile ear-tufts. Otus is a worldwide genus, containing some 45 species. Upper parts grey finely vermiculated with dark brown. The wings dark brown, outer webs of primaries with whitish-buff bars, inner webs finely vermiculated; a white band on the scapulars.

Japanese Scops Owl bird information Values; Conservation status: LC - Least concern: Synonyms: Japanese Scops-Owl [incl. ussuriensis], Japanese Scops-Owl: Order: Owls / Strigiformes