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Alternative names: Malay Eagle-Owl; Oriental Eagle-Owl

Nominate subspecies sumatranus
Photo by Laurence Poh
Near Perak, Malaysia, January 2004

Bubo sumatranus

[edit] Identification

40-46cm

• Dark back with reddish brown bars
• Barred, greyish white belly
• Whitish face
• Greyish-white underparts barred rufous buff
• Brown eyes
• Yellow beak and feet
• Very noticeable outward facing ear tufts.

[edit] Distribution

Southeast Asia: found in Indochina, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Sarawak, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sundas, Bali

[edit] Taxonomy

[edit] Subspecies^[1]

There are 2 subspecies

• B. s. sumatranus:

• Southern Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island

• B. s. strepitans:

• Borneo, Java and Bali

An additional subspecies, tenuifasciatus, is not recognised by all authorities^[2]

[edit] Habitat

Tropical rainforests and plantations.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Diet

The diet includes grasshoppers, beetles, small rodents, birds, and snakes.

[edit] Breeding

They nest in a tree cavity. A single egg is laid.

[edit] Vocalisation

The call is a low-pitched hoo.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Avibase
3. Wikipedia
4. jrank.org
5. Answers.com

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