Editing Japanese scops owl (section)

{{Short description|Species of bird}}
{{Speciesbox
 | image             = リュウキュウオオコノハズク.jpg
 | image_caption     = ''Otus semitorques pryeri'' on [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]]
 | status            = LC
 | status_system     = IUCN3.1
 | status_ref        = <ref name=IUCN>BirdLife International (2014). [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61859151/0 ''Otus semitorques'']. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3</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           = semitorques
 | authority         = [[Coenraad Jacob Temminck|Temminck]] & [[Hermann Schlegel|Schlegel]], 1845
}}

The '''Japanese scops-owl''' (''Otus semitorques'') is a small owl species in the family [[True owl|Strigidae]], or true owl family. It is a member of the genus ''[[Scops owl|Otus]],'' the scops owl genus. It is resident to Japan, China, Korea, and Russia.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

Japanese scops-owls have a grey-brown plumage, red eyes, and prominent ear tufts. They resides in forests, woodlands, and mountains. They are [[Carnivore|carnivorous]], mainly feeding on [[invertebrate]]s and small [[rodent]]s. They nest in tree hollows and raise a small brood. Males use their vocalizations to attract mates or deter predators.