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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Otus semitorques

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Strigiformes

Family

Strigidae

Genus

Otus

Species

Otus semitorques

Aves🥩 Carnivore

Japanese Scops Owl

Otus semitorques (Japanese Scops Owl · オオコノハズク)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

🇰🇷 Natural Monument (Korea) «Japanese Scops Owl»

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Carnivore

Length · Height

24cm · No data

Mass · Top Speed

No data · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Forests near houses, forests around temples, and coniferous forests

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Because it sometimes nests under the eaves of buildings, it can be encountered close to human settlements.
💡 Its body length of 24 cm is slightly longer than the short side of an A4 sheet of paper (21 cm) (Comparison).

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

#큰소쩍새#Otus semitorques

📖 1. Overview

The Japanese Scops Owl is a small owl living in Northeast Asia; in Korea it is a resident bird, and individuals that breed in the north also move down in winter.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

Its body length is about 24 cm, with a brown head and back, a white chin and lower belly, and red eyes. Its ear tufts are relatively large.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

Active at night, it eats small mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects. It uses hollows in large old trees as nests—and sometimes the eaves of buildings—laying 3–5 eggs in May–June.

🇰🇷 4. Connection to Korea

In Korea, it was designated as a Natural Monument (Korea) on November 16, 1982, and is a resident bird living near houses and in temple forests. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) lists this species under the scientific name Otus bakkamoena.