Abundance: 0.01 to 6.35% (median 0.32%)
Latitudinal range: -22.9° to 43.4°Habitats: (1), Mediterranean woodland (1), desert/xeric shrubland (3), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (8), temperate savanna (1), tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (3), tropical/subtropical moist broadleaf forest (15), tropical/subtropical wetland (2)
Found in 34 samples
Brazil: Pontal do Paranapanema
China: Heshan Hilly Land Interdisciplinary Experimental Station, Shunhuang Shan Nature Reserve, Dawei Shan Nature Reserve, Foping National Nature Reserve (2020)
Egypt: Ras Shukheir
Ethiopia: Oromia Region (coffee captures)
France: Piémanson Beach
Greece: Antikythira Island (spring 1998)
Indonesia: Larut Matang District (oil palm plantation)
Japan: Tateyama Range, Otayama Bird-Observatory (1974), Otayama Bird-Observatory (1975), Otayama Bird-Observatory (1976), Otayama Bird-Observatory (1977)
Jordan: Azraq Wetland Reserve
Madagascar: Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (720 m), Réserve Naturella d'Intégrale d'Andringitra (810 m)
Malaysia: Pasoh Forest Reserve (virgin forest), Pasoh Forest Reserve (regenerating forest), Paya Indah Wetland Reserve, Berkelah Hill Dipterocarp Rainforest Reserve Maran (thirty year old logged forest), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (edge), PPB Oil Palms Berhad (oil palm plantation)
Philippines: Mt. Kitanglad (1100 - 1300 m), Mt. Kitanglad (1500 - 1800 m), Agusan Marsh Site 3, Panicuason Central Nursery
Thailand: Wat Phai Lom (1969), Wat Phai Lom (1970)
Turkey: Dicle Ringing Station (spring 2004)
United States: Horseshoe Bend Research Area, Wedge Plantation, Hulme Site (Holocene)
See also Otus asio, Otus bakkamoena, Otus choliba, Otus lettia, Otus longicornis, Otus megalotis, Otus mirus, Otus rufescens, Otus rutilus, Otus scops, Otus spilocephalus, Otus sunia