Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus)

Other Names (World)
Dusky Eagle-Owl, Dusky Horned Owl

Family
Strigidae (Typical Owls)

Size
54 - 58 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Latham, 1790)

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical lowland moist forest, inland wetlands, plantations. From sea-level - 250 m.

Range (Guide)

Bangladesh, China (mainland), India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2020) and decreasing.

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (13)...)

Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus) [XC447840]
by Jelle Scharringa from Lowdobe, Sundarbans, Khulna Division, Bangladesh (call)

Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo) [XC788153]
by Lim Ying Hien from Sabak Bernam Forest, Selangor, Malaysia (call)

Subspecies
The following 2 subspecies are recognised:

coromandus (Latham, 1790) - Pakistan, northern and central India and southern Nepal east to Assam and Bangladesh; apparently this race also in eastern China.
klossii Robinson, 1911 - Western and southern Myanmar, western Thailand.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Dusky Eagle-Owl (Bubo coromandus) - 10 files

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