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Collared scops owl
(Otus lettia) 
Cú mèo khoang cổ

The collared scops owl (Otus lettia) is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, the Himalayas east to southern China, and Taiwan. 

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.

Mountain scops owl 
sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl
(Cú mèo Latusơ, Otus spilocephalus)

The mountain scops owl (Otus spilocephalus), sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl, is a species of owl in the family Strigidae.

Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
(spílos) f (genitive σπίλου); rock, reef, cliff
Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head" is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons.

Oriental scops owl 
(Cú mèo nhỏ, Otus sunia)

The oriental scops owl (Otus sunia) is a species of scops owl found in eastern and southern Asia.

Strigidae: derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.
sunia: Nepalese name Sunya kusial for the Oriental Scops Owl.

Scops owls are typical owls in family Strigidae belonging to the genus Otus and are restricted to the Old World.

Otus is from Greek meaning a eared owl.

1/ Sunda scops owl (Cú Mã Lai, Otus lempiji)
2/ Mountain scops owl (Cú mèo Latusơ, Otus spilocephalus), sometimes referred to as the spotted scops owl

(spílos) f (genitive σπίλου); rock, reef, cliff
Cephalus (/ˈsɛfələs/; Ancient Greek: Κέφαλος Kephalos means "head" is a name used both for the hero-figure in Greek mythology and carried as a theophoric name by historical persons.

3/ Oriental scops owl (Cú mèo nhỏ, Otus sunia)