scops owl(n = noun.animal) - any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call;
is a kind of bird of minerva, bird of night, hooter, owl
is a member of genus otus, otus
has particulars: old world scops owl, otus scops, oriental scops owl, otus sunia

   Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl (Scops giu), and the American screech owl (S. asio). [1913 Webster]

barn owl, barred owl, great gray owl, great grey owl, great horned owl, hawk owl, hoot owl, horned owl, laughing owl, little owl, long-eared owl, night owl, old world scops owl, oriental scops owl, otus scops, owl, screech owl, sea owl, spotted owl, tawny owl