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Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
Highest confidence 0.98
The Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 4 recordings on 4 days since 11 Jun 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.98. It is heard in 0% of recordings, most often around 02:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 6 Sep 2026.
Indian Scops-Owl in Pune: questions and answers
Is the Indian Scops-Owl found in Pune?
The Indian Scops-Owl (Otus bakkamoena) is a confirmed bird of Baner, Pune. Earth Pulse's two recorders have confirmed it in 4 recordings on 4 days since 11 Jun 2026, with a highest BirdNET confidence of 0.98. It is heard in 0% of recordings, most often around 02:00 IST, and was last confirmed on 6 Sep 2026.
When is the best time to hear the Indian Scops-Owl in Baner, Pune?
It is heard most often around 02:00 IST. At dawn (05:00–07:59) it is confirmed in 0 of every 100 recordings, at night (20:00–04:59) in 0.2, against 0 over the whole day. Rates are per recording, so the extra recordings made at dawn and dusk do not inflate them.
Is the Indian Scops-Owl a resident or a migrant in Pune?
Resident (provisional, from field guides for the Pune region; not yet reviewed for Baner).
How sure is Earth Pulse that it heard the Indian Scops-Owl?
Every detection on this page scored 0.70 or more in BirdNET (confirmed). Its highest confidence is 0.98 and the median of its confirmed detections 0.88; 50% scored 0.90 or more. Lower-scoring results (0.15 to 0.70) are stored but not published; they can be downloaded after signing in on the data page.
Charts, the presence calendar and the latest detections load from the hourly snapshot. All birds of Pune.