What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Sao Tome Scops-Owl been recorded?

Otus hartlaubi occurrence evidence comes from 3 records in 1 countries and territories, from 1995 to 2016. Most records come from São Tomé & Príncipe.

Sao Tome Scops-Owl
Sao Tome Scops-Owl — Photo (display-sized rendition): thibaudaronson · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesStrigiformesStrigidaeOtus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

3 records across 1 countries and territories, 1995–2016.

Otus hartlaubi · GBIF taxon key 5232244

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.

1 month reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

one-off describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where Sao Tome Scops-Owl has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Sao Tome Scops-Owl. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
São Tomé & Príncipe 3

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Record pattern: one-off
One-off or limited records in the covered source. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.