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There are 14 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 14 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''S. l. newarensis'': '''Himalayan Wood-Owl''' [[Himalayas]] (Jammu and Kashmir to north-eastern [[India]]) | *''S. l. newarensis'': '''Himalayan Wood-Owl''' [[Himalayas]] (Jammu and Kashmir to north-eastern [[India]]) | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 21 June 2020
Subspecies maingayi
Photo by the late Laurence Poh
Temenggor Forest in North Perak, Malaysia, August 2003
Photo by the late Laurence Poh
Temenggor Forest in North Perak, Malaysia, August 2003
- Strix leptogrammica
Includes Bartels's Wood-Owl; Himalayan Wood-Owl
Identification
39–55 cm (15¼-21½ in)
- Dark brown upperparts
- White spotted shoulders
- Buff, brown-streaked underparts
- White or whitish facial disc with brown or rufous rim
- Dark brown iris
- White neckband
Sexes similar
Distribution
Asia: found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Taiwan
Southeast Asia: Indochina, Myanmar, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, Brunei, Borneo, Indonesia, Greater Sundas, Sumatra
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 14 subspecies[1]:
- S. l. newarensis: Himalayan Wood-Owl Himalayas (Jammu and Kashmir to north-eastern India)
- S. l. ticehursti: Myanmar to south-eastern China, Thailand, northern Laos and northern Vietnam
- S. l. caligata: Hainan and Taiwan
- S. l. laotiana: Southern Laos and central Vietnam (Annam)
- S. l. indranee: Peninsular India
- S. l. ochrogenys: Sri Lanka
- S. l. maingayi: Southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and Malay Peninsula
- S. l. myrtha: Sumatra
- S. l. nyctiphasma: Banyak Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- S. l. niasensis: Nias Island (off north-western Sumatra)
- S. l. chaseni: Belitung Island (Java Sea off south-eastern Sumatra)
- S. l. vaga: Northern Borneo
- S. l. leptogrammica: Central and southern Borneo
- S. l. bartelsi: Bartel's Wood-Owl Java
Habitat
Dense lowland primary rainforest (broad-leaved and evergreen) and forest edges, up to 2,590m. Avoids human habitated areas.
Behaviour
Diet
The diet includes small mammals, especially rodents; also reptiles, grasshoppers and birds. A bird in Java is known to have eaten a bat.
Breeding
They nest in a tree cavity. The clutch consists of 2 eggs.
Vocalisation
They make a very low purring sound. Call is 3-4 short hoots.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Feb 2018)
- BirdForum Member observations
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Brown Wood Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 14 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Brown_Wood_Owl
