The Príncipe scops-owl is the eighth known species of bird endemic to Príncipe - meaning that they occur nowhere else on Earth. This unusually high level of bird endemism on an island of only ...

If you've never heard of the Siau scops-owl, there's a good reason why -- and it's not because your knowledge of birds isn't quite up to scratch. Nobody has seen the elusive owl since 1866, and it ...

If you’ve never heard of the Siau scops-owl, there’s a good reason why – and it’s not because your knowledge of birds isn’t quite up to scratch. Nobody has seen the elusive owl since ...

The little grey owl is hidden between the branches Credit: Caters News Agency. The owl is an African scops owl, a small owl found only in sub-Saharan Africa and it's almost impossible to spot as ...

Scientists recently described the new owl in the journal ZooKeys. Dubbed the Principe scops-owl, or Otus bikegila, it is named after Ceciliano “Bikegila” do Bom Jesus, a local parrot harvester ...

A new species of owl has been discovered in an island off the coast of Africa. The bird, called the Principe Scops-Owl, was found on Príncipe, an island just off the west coast of the continent ...

A new species of owl has been discovered in the rainforests of a tropical island off the coast of Africa. The bird, called the Principe Scops-Owl, was found on Príncipe, which lies off the west ...

The owl is an African Scops owl, a small owl found only in sub-Saharan Africa. It's almost impossible to spot as it perches on a tree branch. The images were captured by Roan du Plessis, a safari ...

THE tiny African scops owl is between 13 and 18 cm in length. It is a sparse to locally common resident, over most of the Northern and Eastern regions of South Africa. The owl inhabits almost any ...

The bird, called the Principe Scops-Owl, ... 13:37, 1 Nov 2022; A new species of owl has been discovered in the rainforests of a tropical island off the coast of Africa.