Known officially as the Principe scops-owl, or Otus bikegila, the raptor is one of 59 species of scops-owl: small, brownish, perch-and-pounce predators found all over the world.So far, scientists ...

Four scops-owl individuals from the island were used to assess the morphology, plumage color, and provide molecular evidence that have all been used to back up the species status of this new owl.

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 ...

Bird alert: Scientists formally described a previously obscure species of owl this week. And, good news, it’s a flying meme-generator that sounds like a newborn puppy. Sadly, this special owl is ...

CAN you spot the owl playing a game of hide and tweet? The perfectly camouflaged owl is concealed in the tree as its feathers blend seamlessly with the bark. The owl is an African Scops owl, a smal… ...

The Principe Scops-Owl lives in a patch of rainforest on Principe in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea. Researcher Martim Melo said: "A new bird species is always an occasion to celebrate.

Because these characteristics are different from the other scops-owls, we showed that this owl is in fact a new species. The bird is now officially known as the Príncipe scops-owl, or Otus bikegila .

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 ...

Meet the Príncipe Scops-Owl (Otus bikegila), a newly named species of owl found on Príncipe Island—a 53 square-mile island located off the western coast of Africa.The owl was first confirmed ...

The mountain scops-owl typically prefers elevations between 1,000 and 2,500 meters, making its appearance in Haryana's lower-elevation landscape all the more unusual. End of Article.