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Bubo sumatranus
SUBFAMILY
Striginae, Tribe Bubonini
TAXONOMY
Strix sumatrana Raffles, 1822, Sumatra. Two subspecies are recognized.
OTHER COMMON NAMES
English: Malay eagle-owl, Malaysian eagle-owl; French: Grand-duc bruyant; German: Malaienuhu; Spanish: Bъho Malayo.
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
15.7–18.1 in (40–46 cm). This owl has a whitish face, dark brown, outward-directed ear tufts marked with white, and brown eyes. Upperparts are dark brown barred with rufous buff. Underparts are grayish white barred with brown. Beak and feet are yellow.
DISTRIBUTION
Southern Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, south to Sumatra and Bangka Island.
HABITAT
Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, plantations, and even wooded gardens.
BEHAVIOR
Sedentary; territorial in nest area; nocturnal and crepuscular.
FEEDING ECOLOGY AND DIET
Large insects, small mammals, snakes, and small birds. Still hunter from a perch.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY
Usually lays one egg either in a large cavity or in and old hawk’s nest. Incubation and fledging periods are not known.
CONSERVATION STATUS
Not globally threatened, this owl is reasonably common and adaptable.
SIGNIFICANCE TO HUMANS
None known.

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