Indian Eagle Owl

Latin Name: 
Bubo b.bengalensis
Size: 
56cm
Description: 

Sexes alike. Brown plumage, mottled and streaked dark and has light; prominent ear tufts; orange eyes; legs fully feathered. The Brown Fish Owl Ketupa
zeylonensis
(56cm) is darker and has a white throat-patch and naked legs. Solitary or pairs; mostly nocturnal; spends day in leafy branch, rock ledge or an old well; flies slowly but considerable distances when disturbed; emerges to feed around sunset, advertising its arrival with its characteristic call.

Habitat: 
ravines, cliffsides, riversides, scrub, open country.
Food: 
rodents; also reptiles, frogs and mediumsized birds.
Distribution: 
throughout area, up to about 1,500m in the Himalaya.
Call: 
Call Description: 
deep, booming bu…boo… call; snapping calls at nest.
National Status: