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A photo of a Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata)
Mottled Wood Owl

Mottled Wood Owl

Strix ocellata

The mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) is a species of large owl found in India. They are found in gardens and thin deciduous forests adjacent to dry thorn forests or farmland. They are easily detected by their distinctive tremulous eerie calls at dawn and dusk. The characteristic call is a duet of the male and female while other notes include a low hoot and a screech. Their large size, lack of "ear" tufts and the concentric barring on the face make them easy to identify. This large owl lacks ear tufts and is mottled and vermiculated in reddish brown and white. The face disc is marked with fine concentric black and white barring. The sexes are alike. The chin is white. The eyelid is orange and the iris is dark brown. The tail is barred narrowly in brown and black. The concentric barring on the face and mottled crown separate it from the brown wood owl in southern India.
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Nishant Bhagwat
Saturday 08 Apr 2023 - 1:00am
India
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Sunday 26 Feb 2023 - 7:05am
India
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Sunday 12 Feb 2023 - 5:45am
India
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Saturday 11 Feb 2023 - 7:07am
India
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