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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]]
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'''Alternative name: Brown Hawk-Owl'''
 
;[[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] scutulata
 
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[[Image:Brown_Hawk_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by cskhaw<br />Shot at Pedu Lake, Kedah State, N Malaysian Peninsula.<br />subspieces ''burmanica'']]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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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 />
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27 - 33cm (10½-13 in); A medium sized owl which resembles a hawk with its long tail and wings.<br />
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Told from other Ninox Owls by lack of white spots on back and dark head.
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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.<br />
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Sexes similar, but male smaller than female.
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====Similar Species====
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Told from other [[:Category:Ninox|Ninox]] Owls by lack of white spots on back and dark head.
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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[[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 death bird in [[Australia]].
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[[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]].
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A record of a dead bird in [[Australia]].
 
==Taxonomy==
 
==Taxonomy==
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9 - 12 subspecies recognized. Two subspecies are sometimes considered full species, Northern Boobook (''Ninox japonicus'' with subspecies ''totogo'') and Chocolate Boobook (''Ninox randi''). Taxonomy of this species needs further study.  
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Taxonomy of this species needs further study.
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[[Northern Boobook]], [[Chocolate Boobook]] and [[Hume's Hawk-Owl]] were formerly included in this species.
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====Subspecies====
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This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species consisting of 9 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>
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*''N. s. lugubris'':
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:*Northern [[India]] to western Assam and central peninsular India
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*''N. s. hirsuta'':
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:*Southern [[India]] and [[Sri Lanka]]
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*''N. s. burmanica'':
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:*Eastern Assam to southern Yunnan, northern [[Malay Peninsula]], [[Thailand]] and [[Indochina]]
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*''N. s. palawanensis'':
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:*Palawan (south-western [[Philippines]])
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*''N. s. scutulata'':
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:*Southern [[Malay Peninsula]], Riau Archipelago, Sumatra and Bangka Island
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*''N. s. javanensis'':
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:*Western [[Java]]
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*''N. s. borneensis'':
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:*[[Borneo]] and North Natuna Islands<br />
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==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
 
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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==Behavior==
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==Behaviour==
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Nocturnal. Roosts by day singly or in pairs in thick canopy.<br />
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Nocturnal. Roosts by day singly or in pairs in thick canopy.
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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.<br />
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====Diet====
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Nests in a tree hole. Lays 2 - 5 eggs. <br />
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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 edges or cultivated area.
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Northern races are migrating from Siberia, China, Korea and Japan south to Malaysia and Indonesia. Southern races don't migrate.
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====Breeding====
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Nests in a tree hole. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.  
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug15}}
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==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Ninox scutulata" {{!}} "Brown Boobook" {{!}} "Brown Hawk-Owl"}}
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 4 February 2023

Subspecies burmanica
Photo by cskhaw
Pedu Lake, Kedah State, Northern Malaysian Peninsula, November 2004

Alternative name: Brown Hawk-Owl

Ninox scutulata

Identification

27 - 33cm (10½-13 in); 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.

Similar Species

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

Taxonomy of this species needs further study.

Northern Boobook, Chocolate Boobook and Hume's Hawk-Owl were formerly included in this species.

Subspecies

This is a polytypic species consisting of 9 subspecies[1]

  • N. s. lugubris:
  • Northern India to western Assam and central peninsular India
  • N. s. hirsuta:
  • N. s. burmanica:
  • N. s. palawanensis:
  • N. s. scutulata:
  • N. s. javanensis:
  • N. s. borneensis:
  • Borneo and North Natuna Islands

Habitat

Forest. Wide variety of different forest types troughout range (e.g. rainforest, deciduous, evergreen, coniferous forest, even plantations, parks and suburbs.

Behaviour

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 edges or cultivated area.

Breeding

Nests in a tree hole. Lays 2 - 5 eggs.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2015. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2015, with updates to August 2015. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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