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Southern and south-eastern [[Asia]].  
 
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This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species.  There are two subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>.
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*''Bubo nipalensis nipalensis'': Himalayas to [[India]], sw [[China]] (Yunnan), [[Myanmar]] and [[Vietnam]]: Larger, more marbled and less evenly barred than ''blighi''.
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*''Bubo nipalensis blighi'': [[Sri Lanka]]: Smaller, darker and more densely barred than nominate.
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Some authors place this species in the genus ''Ketupa.''
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:*Himalayas to [[India]], southwest [[China]] (Yunnan), [[Myanmar]] and [[Vietnam]]
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An eerie, high whining howl that drops steeply near end.  Also shorter, mellow, descending plaintive calls.   
 
An eerie, high whining howl that drops steeply near end.  Also shorter, mellow, descending plaintive calls.   
 
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug18}}#Holt, D.W., Berkley, R., Deppe, C., Enríquez Rocha, P., Petersen, J.L., Rangel Salazar, J.L., Segars, K.P. & Wood, K.L. (2016). Spot-bellied Eagle-owl (''Bubo nipalensis''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (''eds.''). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/55016 on 1 September 2016).  
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#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#Holt, D.W., Berkley, R., Deppe, C., Enríquez Rocha, P., Petersen, J.L., Rangel Salazar, J.L., Segars, K.P. & Wood, K.L. (2016). Spot-bellied Eagle-owl (''Bubo nipalensis''). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (''eds.''). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/55016 on 1 September 2016).  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:51, 25 April 2023

Subspecies B. n. nipalensis
Photo © by Joseph Morlan
Corbett NP, Garhwal County, Uttarakhand, India, 19 February 2016
Ketupa nipalensis

Bubo nipalensis

Alternative name: Forest Eagle-Owl

Identification

63 cm (25")

Adult

Subspecies B. n. blighi
Photo © by Steve G
near Sinharaja, Sri Lanka, 26 July 2009
  • Very large and pale
  • Dark eyes and whitish facial disk.
  • Broad white brow extending to long barred ear-tufts
  • Black chevrons on whitish belly.

Immature

Like adult but with broad pale patch on greater wing coverts.

Juvenile

Whitish and narrowly barred overall.

Distribution

Southern and south-eastern Asia.

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species[1 consisting of 2 subspecies.

Subspecies

  • B. n. nipalensis: - Larger, more marbled and less evenly barred than blighi.


  • B. n. blighi: - Smaller, darker and more densely barred than nominate.

Habitat

Evergreen, gallery and moist deciduous forests. Occasionally scrub edges and clearings.

Behaviour

It is nocturnal and spends the day hidden among foliage of a large forest tree.

Breeding

Lays Feb–Mar in Himalayas and Nepal; Dec–Jan in S India; Apr–May in Sri Lanka. Nest in large tree cavity or abandoned raptor nest. Also bare soil in cave or fissure in rock wall. Usually one egg.

Diet

At dusk it becomes active and hunts small mammals, reptiles, and birds.

Vocalizations

An eerie, high whining howl that drops steeply near end. Also shorter, mellow, descending plaintive calls.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Holt, D.W., Berkley, R., Deppe, C., Enríquez Rocha, P., Petersen, J.L., Rangel Salazar, J.L., Segars, K.P. & Wood, K.L. (2016). Spot-bellied Eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. (retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/55016 on 1 September 2016).
  3. Rasmussen, PC and JC Anderton. 2005. Birds of South Asia: The Ripley Guide. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. ISBN 978-8487334672

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External Links

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