This taxon is considered a subspecies of " Otus bakkamoena " by some authors.
2.
This species was formerly considered to be included within what is now separated as the Indian scops owl ( " Otus bakkamoena " ).
3.
Unlike the other two species of scops owl in Sri Lanka, Indian scops owl ( " Otus bakkamoena " ) and oriental scops owl ( " Otus sunia " ), it does not have ear tufts and its facial disc is only weakly defined.
4.
A rare squirrel, the Travancore flying squirrel ( " Petinomys fuscocapillus " ) has been eaten, and Indian scops owl ( " Otus bakkamoena " ), jungle owlet ( " Glaucidium radiatum " ) and Sri Lanka green pigeon ( " Treron pompadora " ) have been taken as prey in the Western Ghats.
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