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A photo of a Brown Hawk-Owl (Ninox scutulata)
Brown Hawk-Owl

Brown Hawk-Owl

Ninox scutulata

The brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), also known as the brown hawk-owl, is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae. The brown boobook is a medium-sized owl with a length of 32 cm. It has a hawk-like shape due to its long tail and lack of a distinct facial disk. The upperparts are dark brown, with a barred tail. The underparts are whitish with reddish-brown streaking, although the subspecies found in the Andaman Islands has dark brown underparts. The eyes are large and yellow. Sexes are similar. This species is very nocturnal but it can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is roosting in a tree. It feeds mainly on large insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and mice. The call is a repeated low soft, musical oo-uk ...ooo-uk... which may be heard at dusk and dawn. This owl is quite common in towns and cities like Colombo, Sri Lanka, as well as suburban areas close to buildings.
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Ernest Alim
Friday 14 Jul 2023 - 10:30am
Malaysia
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Ian Hillery
Wednesday 10 May 2023 - 6:14am
Thailand
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Hemant Kirola
Friday 14 Apr 2023 - 5:40pm
India
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Николай Марченко
Sunday 09 Apr 2023 - 6:30am
Thailand
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