White-fronted Scops-owl
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The White-fronted Scops Owl Otus sagittatus has a small and declining population
that little is known about. It is dependent on lowland
and foothill forest
which is rapidly being destroyed. It is considered vulnerable
and has a population of about 2,500-10,000. Its range covers 149,000 km of forest
from 0–700 meters above sea-level. The main threat to this Asia
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is habitat
loss.
The White-fronted Scops Owl has 2 camoflonge modes. One is that is the little
owl
can puff up its feathers to triple its size. The second is that it can strech it body upwards and turn its mode at an angle in the derection on the thing its hiding from, to look very thin, almost invisble. When the owl
does this it is usually trying to protect itself, its mate
, or its brood
.
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
that little is known about. It is dependent on lowland
Lowland
In physical geography, a lowland is any broad expanse of land with a general low level. The term is thus applied to the landward portion of the upward slope from oceanic depths to continental highlands, to a region of depression in the interior of a mountainous region, to a plain of denudation, or...
and foothill forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
which is rapidly being destroyed. It is considered vulnerable
Vulnerable species
On 30 January 2010, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species identified 9694 Vulnerable species, subspecies and varieties, stocks and sub-populations.-References:...
and has a population of about 2,500-10,000. Its range covers 149,000 km of forest
Forest
A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...
from 0–700 meters above sea-level. The main threat to this Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
is habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
loss.
The White-fronted Scops Owl has 2 camoflonge modes. One is that is the little
Little
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is ultimately derived from the Middle English littel, and the Old English lȳtel, which mean "little". In some cases the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers...
owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
can puff up its feathers to triple its size. The second is that it can strech it body upwards and turn its mode at an angle in the derection on the thing its hiding from, to look very thin, almost invisble. When the owl
Owl
Owls are a group of birds that belong to the order Strigiformes, constituting 200 bird of prey species. Most are solitary and nocturnal, with some exceptions . Owls hunt mostly small mammals, insects, and other birds, although a few species specialize in hunting fish...
does this it is usually trying to protect itself, its mate
Mating
In biology, mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphroditic organisms for copulation. In social animals, it also includes the raising of their offspring. Copulation is the union of the sex organs of two sexually reproducing animals for insemination and subsequent internal fertilization...
, or its brood
Brood
Brood may refer to:* Brood, a collective term for offspring* Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents* Brood , the young of a beehive*Brood: to think deeply about something, often in a dark or melancholy manner....
.