{{Short description|Species of owl}} {{Speciesbox | image = Nicobar Scops Owl - Shreeram M V.jpg | status = NT | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=BirdLife International |date=2019 |title=''Otus alius'' |volume=2019 |article-number=e.T22728447A152511952 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22728447A152511952.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | status2 = CITES_A2 | status2_system = CITES | status2_ref = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Appendices {{!}} CITES|url=https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php|access-date=2022-01-14|website=cites.org}}</ref> | genus = Otus | species = alius | authority = Rasmussen, 1998 | synonyms = }}
The '''Nicobar scops owl'''<!--, '''Petit-duc De Nicobar''', or '''Autillo De Nicobar'''--> ('''''Otus alius''''') is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. It is endemic to the Nicobar Islands, India, in particular Great Nicobar Island, but it may also occur on Little Nicobar island.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />
Its natural habitat consists of tropical moist lowland forests. The IUCN has assessed this species as Near Threatened.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> It was originally discovered by Pamela C. Rasmussen in 1998.<ref name = Nicobar>Rasmussen, Pamela. (1998). ''Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club'' (BBOC) 118: p 143-151, pl. 3.</ref> Very little is known about this species, but individuals have been reported to consume spiders, beetles, and geckos.{{Citation needed|date=March 2026}}
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== External links == *[http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Otus&species=alius Owlpages entry]
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Nicobar scops owl Category:Birds of the Nicobar Islands Category:Endemic fauna of the Nicobar Islands Nicobar scope owl Category:Endemic birds of India
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