From Loel Lamela

"The White-fronted Scops Owl is among Southeast Asia’s rarest, least understood, and most threatened owl species, making it one of the premier birding highlights of Thailand’s Kaeng Krachan National Park. Its extreme rarity stems from its very small global population and its dependence on increasingly scarce specialized habitats. A strict lowland forest specialist, it survives only in pristine, mature evergreen rainforests and riverine bamboo forests, generally below 700 meters above sea level. Kaeng Krachan National Park remains one of the few places on Earth where these vital lowland forest canopies are still protected, offering birders on guided tours one of the best opportunities to observe this elusive species in its natural habitat.

White-fronted Scops Owl (Otus sagittatus)… 60th Lifer for 2024… Rare… Listed globally as Vulnerable, but classified in Thailand as Endangered… Resident to Thailand… Kaeng Krachan National Park… April 27, 2024… Canon EOS R5… EF 600mm f/4L IS II USM + 2x III Extender @ 1,200mm… Tripod shot @ 15.0 meters… ISO12800 @ 1/100 & f/8