Pallid scops owl
| Pallid scops owl | |
|---|---|
| Individual at the Little Rann of Kutch | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Aves | 
| Order: | Strigiformes | 
| Family: | Strigidae | 
| Genus: | Otus | 
| Species: | O. brucei  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Otus brucei (Hume, 1872)  | |
| Subspecies | |
| 
 O.b. brucei   | |
The pallid scops owl (Otus brucei) is a small scops owl ranging from the Middle East to west and central Asia, sometimes called the striated scops owl.