Taxonomic note
Otus scops has been split into Eurasian Scops-owl O. scops and Cyprus Scops-owl O. cyprius on the basis on significant vocal differences and minor plumage characteristics following a detailed review by Flint et al. 2015).
Critically Endangered | Endangered | Vulnerable |
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- | - | - |
Year | Category | Criteria |
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2019 | Least Concern |
Migratory status | not a migrant | Forest dependency | unset |
Land mass type | Average mass | - |
Estimate | Data quality | |
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Extent of Occurrence breeding/resident (km2) | 14,400 | |
Number of locations | - | |
Severely Fragmented | - |
Value | Data quality | Derivation | Year of estimate | |
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No. of mature individuals | 10000-24000 | medium | estimated | 2012 |
Population trend | Unknown | not applicable | - | |
Decline (3 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (5 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/1 generation past) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation future) | - | - | - | |
Decline (10 years/3 generation past and future) | - | - | - | |
Number of subpopulations | - | - | - | |
Percentage in largest subpopulation | - | - | - | |
Generation length (yrs) | 3.7 | - | - | - |
Population justification: The breeding population is estimated at 5,000-12,000 pairs, which equates to 10,000-24,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015). This is roughly equivalent to 15,000-36,000 individuals in total.
Trend justification: The population trend direction is unknown (BirdLife International 2015).
Country/Territory | Occurrence status | Presence | Resident | Breeding | Non-breeding | Passage |
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Cyprus | N | Extant | Yes | |||
Israel | V | Extant |
Country/Territory | IBA Name |
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Cyprus | Pentadaktylos Mountains |
Cyprus | Akamas and Agia Aikaterini – Agia Paraskevi Gorges |
Cyprus | Pafos Forest |
Cyprus | Karpasia Peninsula - Kleides Islands |
Cyprus | Mahairas Forest - Tzionia |
Habitat (level 1) | Habitat (level 2) | Importance | Occurrence |
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Artificial/Terrestrial | Arable Land | suitable | resident |
Artificial/Terrestrial | Rural Gardens | suitable | resident |
Forest | Temperate | major | resident |
Shrubland | Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation | major | resident |
Altitude | 0 - 1900 m | Occasional altitudinal limits |
Threat (level 1) | Threat (level 2) | Impact and Stresses | |||||||
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Agriculture & aquaculture | Annual & perennial non-timber crops - Scale Unknown/Unrecorded | Timing | Scope | Severity | Impact | ||||
Ongoing | Majority (50-90%) | Slow, Significant Declines | Medium Impact: 6 | ||||||
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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Species factsheet: Otus cyprius. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2022) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.