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Otus sunia (Hodgson, 1836) Family: Strigidae Order: Strigiformes print version
Oriental scops-owl Petit-duc d'Orient Autillo oriental Orient-Zwergohreule
Migration: partial

Verbreitungskarte von Otus sunia N populations largely migratory. S ones resident. Birds from Siberia to N China and Japan winter mostly from S China to Thailand and S to Malaysia, and Sumatra (2 records, Jan and Mar); in Japan present mostly May- Sept/Oct, with very few noted in C & S parts in winter; some short-distance movements recorded in Himalayan region.   (del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1999)


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(Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel)