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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
50-56cm. Large eared owl, orange eyes, tawny-buff mottled with black, paler below with black streaks. | 50-56cm. Large eared owl, orange eyes, tawny-buff mottled with black, paler below with black streaks. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[India]], also W [[Myanmar]]. | [[India]], also W [[Myanmar]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
Sometimes considered a subspecies of [[Eurasian Eagle-Owl]] ''Bubo bubo''. | Sometimes considered a subspecies of [[Eurasian Eagle-Owl]] ''Bubo bubo''. | ||
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Its call is a deep, resonant, single pitched double noted hoot. | Its call is a deep, resonant, single pitched double noted hoot. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Bubo+bengalensis}} | {{GSearch|Bubo+bengalensis}} | ||
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Revision as of 08:11, 25 October 2008
- Bubo bengalensis
Identification
50-56cm. Large eared owl, orange eyes, tawny-buff mottled with black, paler below with black streaks.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Sometimes considered a subspecies of Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo.
Habitat
Rocky hills, wooded scrub, ravines, rocky semi-desert old mango orchards.
Behaviour
Its diet includes mainly rodents but also birds, reptiles, frogs, crabs and large invertebrates.
Its nest is a scrape on a rock ledge, cliff or on the ground. 2-5 eggs are incubated for about 35 days.
Its call is a deep, resonant, single pitched double noted hoot.