Serendib Scops Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni)
The Serendib Scops-Owl (Otus thilohoffmanni) is one of Sri Lanka’s greatest ornithological discoveries and the country’s most recently described endemic bird, first identified in 2004. Measuring only around 16–17 cm, this tiny owl is marked by its rufous-brown plumage, bright orange-yellow eyes, and the absence of ear-tufts that makes it stand out among other scops-owls.Found […]