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[[Image:Brown_Hawk_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''burmanica''<br />Photo by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br />Pedu Lake, Kedah State, Northern [[Malaya|Malaysian Peninsula]], November 2004]] | [[Image:Brown_Hawk_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Subspecies ''burmanica''<br />Photo by {{user|cskhaw|cskhaw}}<br />Pedu Lake, Kedah State, Northern [[Malaya|Malaysian Peninsula]], November 2004]] | ||
;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] scutulata | ;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] scutulata | ||
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27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.<br /> | 27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.<br /> | ||
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A record of a dead bird in [[Australia]]. | A record of a dead bird in [[Australia]]. | ||
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Forest. Wide variety of different forest types troughout range (e.g. rainforest, deciduous, evergreen, coniferous forest, even plantations, parks and suburbs. | Forest. Wide variety of different forest types troughout range (e.g. rainforest, deciduous, evergreen, coniferous forest, even plantations, parks and suburbs. | ||
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Revision as of 16:47, 29 January 2011
Photo by cskhaw
Pedu Lake, Kedah State, Northern Malaysian Peninsula, November 2004
- Ninox scutulata
Identification
27 - 33cm. A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings. Face dark with a small white patch between the yellow eyes. Plumage dark brown, barred tail, buffish-white to uniform dark belly, according to subspecies. Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.
Told from other Ninox Owls by lack of white spots on back and dark head.
Distribution
Asia. From southeast Siberia over Manchuria, Korea, Japan, east and south China to Indochina (Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia), Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, the Philippines and Java. Also in India and Sri Lanka.
A record of a dead bird in Australia.
Taxonomy
Subspecies[1]
This is a polytypic species consisting of 9 subspecies.
Northern Boobook and Chocolate Boobook were formerly included in this species.
- N. s. lugubris:
- Northern India to western Assam and central peninsular India
- N. s. hirsuta:
- N. s. obscura:
- N. s. burmanica:
- Eastern Assam to southern Yunnan, northern Malay Peninsula, Thailand and Indochina
- N. s. palawanensis:
- Palawan (south-western Philippines)
- N. s. scutulata:
- Southern Malay Peninsula, Riau Archipelago, Sumatra and Bangka Island
- N. s. javanensis:
- Western Java
- N. s. borneensis:
- Borneo and North Natuna Islands
- Borneo and North Natuna Islands
Taxonomy of this species needs further study.
Habitat
Forest. Wide variety of different forest types troughout range (e.g. rainforest, deciduous, evergreen, coniferous forest, even plantations, parks and suburbs.
Behavior
Nocturnal. Roosts by day singly or in pairs in thick canopy.
Diet
Feeds mainly on insects (dragonflies, moths), catched in the air. Takes also crabs, lizards, amphibians, small birds, small mammals (including bats). Hunts in clearings, forest egdes or cultivated area.
Breeding
Nests in a tree hole. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Brown Boobook. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 29 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Boobook
