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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

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/
Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D84BD94B ]. Retrieved 9 April 2021
Wikipedia
jrank.org
Answers.com

External Links

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GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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-[[Image:Barred_Eagle_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies ''sumatranus''<br />Photo by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/951/cat/500 Laurence Poh]'''<br />Near Perak, [[Malaysia]], January 2004]]
+[[Image:Barred_Eagle_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Nominate subspecies ''sumatrana''<br />Photo &copy; by the late '''[http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/951/cat/500 Laurence Poh]'''<br />Pondok Tanjung, Perak, [[Malaysia]], 7 January 2004]]
 ;[[:category:Ketupa|Ketupa]] sumatrana
-''Bubo Sumatranus''
+''Bubo sumatranus''
 ==Identification==
-[[File:Barred_Eagle-Owl_Immature_JAWE.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], 7 April 2021]]
+[[File:Barred_Eagle-Owl_Immature_JAWE.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Juvenile, nominate subspecies<br />Photo &copy; by {{user|jweeyh|jweeyh}}<br />[[Singapore]], 7 April 2021]]
--46cm<br />
+-46 cm (15¾-18 in)<br />
-*Dark back with reddish brown bars
+*Face pale
-*Barred, greyish white belly
+*Ear tufts very noticeable, outward facing
-*Whitish face
+*Belly whitish, barred
-*Greyish-white underparts barred rufous buff
+*Back dark with reddish brown bars
-*Brown eyes
+*Eyes brown
-*Yellow beak and feet
+*Beak and feet yellow
-*Very noticeable outward facing ear tufts.
 ==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 [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]</sup> consisting of 2 subspecies.
+This is a [[Dictionary_P-S#P|polytypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup> consisting of 2 subspecies.
 ===Subspecies===
 *''K. s. sumatrana'':
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 The call is a low-pitched ''hoo''.
 ==References==
-#{{Ref-Clements6thAug19}}#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D84BD94B ]. Retrieved 9 April 2021
+#{{Ref-Clements6thOct22}}#Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D84BD94B ]. Retrieved 9 April 2021
 #Wikipedia
 #jrank.org
 #Answers.com
 ==External Links==
-{{GSearch| "Ketupa Sumatrana" {{!}} "Bubo sumatranus" {{!}} "Barred Eagle-Owl"}}
+{{GSearch| "Ketupa sumatrana" {{!}} "Ketupa sumatranus" {{!}} "Bubo sumatranus" {{!}} "Barred Eagle-Owl" {{!}} "Malay Eagle-Owl"}}
-{{GS-checked}}
+{{GS-checked}}1
 [[Category:Birds]] [[category:Ketupa]]