Symbolizes: Wisdom
Delicate and elusive, the Flores Scops Owl is a rare jewel of the Indonesian forests so rare, in fact, that no quality video exists to fully capture its quiet beauty.
This petite owl belongs to a vast and fascinating family over 45 species of Scops Owls exist worldwide, with new members still being discovered. The Flores Scops Owl, however, is found nowhere else on Earth but the mountainous forests of Flores, Indonesia, and only in two known locations.
Measuring just 7–9 inches in length with wingspans under 7 inches, these owls are small, silent, and highly vulnerable. Their greatest threat is habitat destruction, logging and human encroachment have fragmented the forests they depend on.
Due to their size, they’re easy targets for predators. But nature has given them a clever defense: when threatened, they elongate their bodies and gently sway, mimicking a tree branch in the breeze an act of survival wrapped in wisdom.
Feeding primarily on insects, small rodents, and lizards, they play a quiet but crucial role in the balance of their ecosystem. Yet their numbers have dwindled to as few as 250-2,500 individuals in the wild.
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To learn more about this beautiful one of kind owl visit: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/20214-Otus-alfredi