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 LC    Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl* Id (Atlas):
    Bubo nipalensis

Description (10)
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Other Names (World)
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, Forest Eagle-Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
61 cm

First Described (Guide)
Hodgson, 1836

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland and montane moist forest, temperate forest. From 300 - 3,000 m.

Range (Guide)
Bangladesh (B), Bhutan (B), Cambodia (B), China (mainland) (B), India (B), Laos (B), Myanmar (B), Nepal (B), Sri Lanka (B), Thailand (B), Vietnam (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (8)...)

 
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Bubo) [XC665462]
     by Albert Noorlander from Baan Maka Nature Resort, Thailand (call)

 
Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Bubo nipalensis) [XC712582]
     by Sathyan Meppayur from Huai Mae Priang, Kaeng Krachan District, Phetchaburi, Thailand (call)

Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus).

The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

  • nipalensis Hodgson, 1836   -  Himalayas from northern Uttar Pradesh east to south-western China (Yunnan), south to Cambodia and Vietnam. Also southern India in western Ghats and Tamil Nadu.
  • blighi Legge, 1878   -  Sri Lanka.



References
See References.


Files:
JPG files for Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Bubo nipalensis) - 10 files


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