Collared Scops Owl

The collared scops owl is a small owl, 23–25 cm long, though the largest of the scops owls. Like other scops owls it has small ear tufts, and it has a buff neckband. The upperparts are grey or brown, depending on subspecies, with faint buff spotting, the facial disc is whitish or buff, and the eyes are orange or brown (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is nocturnal but can often be located by the small birds that mob it as it roosts in a tree. It feeds mainly on insects and nests in tree hollows, laying three to five eggs. The call is a quiet goog gook, and calls are the easiest way to separate it from similar species (Wikipedia, general species account).