Owls in India
Our list for India has 7 owls recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 2 winter visitors and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in India in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 7, most common first
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaResidentRare16–20 cmRecorded all year
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusWinter visitorRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorRare21–23 cmRegularly Mar–Jan
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsPassage migrantRare19–21 cmRegularly Oct
Tawny OwlStrix alucoResidentRare37–43 cmRegularly May–Mar
Long-eared OwlAsio otusWinter visitorRare35–40 cmRegularly Dec–Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Oriental Scops-owl 16–20 cm
- Spotted Owlet 19–21 cm
- Eurasian Scops-owl 19–21 cm
- Little Owl 21–23 cm
- Long-eared Owl 35–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Tawny Owl 37–43 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made