Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus)

Other Names (World)
Barred Eagle-Owl, Malay Eagle-Owl, Malaysian Eagle-owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
45 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Raffles, 1822)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest. From sea-level - 1,600 m.

Range (Guide)

Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore (E) (B), Thailand.

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 (17)...)

Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) [XC703985]
by Ding Li Yong from Rifle Range Link (near Singapore), Singapore (call)

Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) [XC654804]
by Yeo SB from Sumatra, Kabupaten Pelalawan, Riau, Indonesia (uncertain)

Subspecies
Possibly forms superspecies with Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Bubo nipalensis).

Bornean population sometimes separated as tenuifasciatus.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

sumatranus (Raffles, 1822) - Extreme southern Myanmar and peninsular Thailand south to Sumatra, including Bangka I.
strepitans (Temminck, 1823) - Borneo, Java and Bali.
tenuifasciatus Mees, 1964 - Borneo.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) - 10 files

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