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Indian Eagle Owl
Latin Name:
Bubo b.bengalensis
Size:
56cm
Description:
Sexes alike. Brown plumage, mottled and streaked dark and has light; prominent ear tufts; orange eyes; legs fully feathered. The Brown Fish Owl Ketupa
zeylonensis (56cm) is darker and has a white throat-patch and naked legs. Solitary or pairs; mostly nocturnal; spends day in leafy branch, rock ledge or an old well; flies slowly but considerable distances when disturbed; emerges to feed around sunset, advertising its arrival with its characteristic call.
Habitat:
ravines, cliffsides, riversides, scrub, open country.
Food:
rodents; also reptiles, frogs and mediumsized birds.
Distribution:
throughout area, up to about 1,500m in the Himalaya.
Call:
Call Description:
deep, booming bu…boo… call; snapping calls at nest.
IUCN:
National Status:
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