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Nominate subspecies sumatrana
Photo © by the late Laurence Poh
Pondok Tanjung, Perak, Malaysia, 7 January 2004

Ketupa sumatrana

Bubo sumatranus

Identification

Juvenile, nominate subspecies
Photo © by jweeyh
Singapore, 7 April 2021

40-46 cm (15¾-18 in)

• Face pale
• Ear tufts very noticeable, outward facing
• Belly whitish, barred
• Back dark with reddish brown bars
• Eyes brown
• Beak and feet yellow

Distribution

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

Taxonomy

This is a polytypic species^[1] consisting of 2 subspecies.

Subspecies

• K. s. sumatrana:

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

• K. s. strepitans:

• Borneo, Java and Bali

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

Habitat

Tropical rainforests and plantations.

Behaviour

Diet

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

Breeding

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

Vocalisation

The call is a low-pitched hoo.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, S. M. Billerman, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D84BD94B ]. Retrieved 9 April 2021
3. Wikipedia
4. jrank.org
5. Answers.com

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