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Alternative name: Speckled Hawk-Owl
- Ninox punctulata
Identification
20-27 cm.
- upperparts including head generally dark grey but may be dark brown. With white-spots (throughout)
- brows thin, white
- frontal collar thin, white
- flanks dark brownish, generally leaving a paler (whitish) area in the centre of the breast and belly
- undertail coverts whitish
- legs pale yellow with whitish feathering
- wings and tail with indistinct dark barring
- bill greenish yellow
- eyes entirely dark
Distribution
Sulawesi endemic. South East Asia: Indonesia: Greater Sundas.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests near streams, open woodland, and cultivated regions with scattered trees.
Behaviour
External Links
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