Spot-bellied eagle owl
| Spot-bellied Eagle Owl | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Branch | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Aves |
| Sub-class | Neornithes |
| Infra-class | Neoaves |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Strigiformes |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Strigidae |
| Sub-family | Striginae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Bubo |
| Species Information | |
| Species | B. nipalensis |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Least concern[1] |
The Spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) is a bird of prey of the family Strigidae, and found in the rain forest regions of the Himalayas and southeast Asia. Because of its striking, human-like reputation, it is also referred to as "ulama" or "devil's bird" in some regions of Sri Lanka.
Description
Spot-bellied eagle owls are large, with a length of 20 to 26 inches, a wingspan of 56 inches, and a body weight of 2.9 to 3.3 pounds. Females are slightly larger than males.
They are a grayish brown overall in color; above the color is darker brown, lighter brown barring on the primary and secondary wing feathers. The underparts are a lighter fulvous, with dark brown barring on the tips of each feather. The ear tufts are large, about 3 inches long, and slant sideways above a light gray facial disk. Both eyes and beak are dark in color. Younger birds are lighter in color.
Subspecies
- Bubo nipalensis blighi; Sri Lanka
- Bubo nipalensis nipalensis; Himalayas to India to China (Yunnan), Burma and Vietnam
