Ecology

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The EcoChart is a pie chart showing the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Otus scops. Likelhood considers both the frequency with which Otus scops is observed at all locations where it has been reported, and the number of observations of all other species at each of those locations. A species that is common where Otus scops is common will have a higher score than if only one of these species is common at that location.
The Top Species lists enumerate those species most commonly observed near Otus scops.
While the chart, lists, and wheel are empirically based on observations, observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.
In the section Characteristics of Habitat, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Otus scops.

Species Most Often Observed near Otus scops

EcoChart

Top Species

These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Otus scops. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

Top Birds

Top Mammals

Top Amphibians

Top Fish

Top Arthropods

Top Plants

Top Other

Characteristics of Habitat

Range and Population:

This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population estimated to be 150,000-180,000 individuals (del Hoyo et al. 1999). Global population trends have not been quantified; there is evidence of a population decline (del Hoyo et al. 1999), but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern.[1]
Countries:Native:
Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Andorra; Angola; Armenia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belarus; Benin; Bhutan; Botswana; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cambodia; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; China; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Croatia; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Côte d'Ivoire; Djibouti; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Ethiopia; France; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Gibraltar; Greece; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Hong Kong; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Kyrgyzstan; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Liberia; Libyan Arab Jamahiriya; Lithuania; Macedonia, the former Yugoslav Republic of; Malawi; Malaysia; Mali; Malta; Mauritania; Moldova, Republic of; Mongolia; Montenegro; Morocco; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Niger; Nigeria; Oman; Pakistan; Poland; Portugal; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Serbia; Sierra Leone; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Swaziland; Switzerland; Syrian Arab Republic; Tajikistan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; Uzbekistan; Viet Nam; Western Sahara; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Vagrant:
Belgium; Denmark; Faroe Islands; Germany; Iceland; Ireland; Latvia; Lesotho; Liechtenstein; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Norway; Qatar; Seychelles; Singapore; Sweden; United Kingdom

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Ecology Notes:

List of Habitats:1.4Forest - Temperate 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 14.1Artificial/Terrestrial - Arable Land

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Otus scops.

Zone:

alpine, montane, subtropics, temperate, tropics.

Vegetation:

boreal forest, coniferous forests, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fields, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, temperate forest, thickets, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

mountain slopes, roadsides, rock outcrops, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas.

Water in Area:

bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, lagoon, lakes, marshes, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, streams, swamps.