Giant scops owl
Otus gurneyi
Visual Appearance
A feathery big light animal with rough legs
Classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae
Size
Height: 30cm
Environment
Where Found: Dinagat, Siargao and Mindanao in the Philippines
Habitat: tropical moist lowland forests
Diet: large insects are its favorite meal although it will also take earthworms and small reptiles, mammals and birds
Factoids
- Its habitats are being destroyed by chromite mining.
- Its habitat is not confirmed.
- It only has five to ten calls.