Mayotte Scops Owl

Mayotte Scops OwlThe Mayotte Scops Owl is found only on Mayotte. It occurs in grey, brown, and rufous plumage morphs and has yellow eyes.What does it look like?It has a pale facial disc, darker markings around the eyes, and prominent ear-tufts. Grey, brown, and rufous morphs occur; the eyes are yellow.How does it live?The Mayotte Scops Owl is found only on Mayotte. It occurs in grey, brown, and rufous plumage morphs and has yellow eyes.It uses lowland secondary forest and is nocturnal. By day it hides in thick foliage; it feeds especially on beetles and moths.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.