Winters mainly in savannas with trees. Distribution: Southern Europe, locally in central, eastern and western Europe, and Africa north of the Sahara from Morocco to Tunisia, Asia Minor and eastwards to central Asia. Has been recorded breeding in southern Germany. The Eurasian Scops Owl is generally a migratory bird.

Where are scops owls found?

This bird breeds in southern Europe eastwards into western and central Asia. It is migratory, wintering in southernmost Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. It is rare any distance north of its breeding range, usually occurring as a spring overshoot.

Is scops owl rare?

The Anjouan-scops owl, native to Anjouan island a part of the Comoros island chain, is on the verge of extinction. It is so rare that for over a century it was believed to have already vanished.