Tagged: Borneo

New Monkeys Discovered

tree acrobat

Brown spider monkey – Colombia

 

Sunda Scops Owl – Brown-Eyed, Screeching, Populous Oriental Owl

sunda scops up close

 

The sunda scops owl (latin name otus lempiji) is a small to medium-sized member of the owl family which is sandy brown in color, speckled with black and gray patches and spots. It’s streaked underneath and has a pale collar and generally quite dark brown eyes. There are six sub species of this bird found across the Malay Peninsula.