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| + | <br />Mount Harriet, South Andaman,[[Andaman Islands]], [[India]], December 2007]] | ||
;[[:Category:Otus|Otus]] balli | ;[[:Category:Otus|Otus]] balli | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 18–19 cm | ||
| + | *Noticeable ear tufts | ||
| + | *Pale eyebrows | ||
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| + | There are two morphs, rufous and grey-brown | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Andaman Islands]]. | [[Andaman Islands]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. | |
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
Semi-open or cultivated areas and around human settlements. | Semi-open or cultivated areas and around human settlements. | ||
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Nocturnal. | Nocturnal. | ||
====Diet==== | ====Diet==== | ||
| − | The diet includes insects. | + | The diet mostly consists of caterpillars but also includes insects and beetles. |
====Breeding==== | ====Breeding==== | ||
It nests in February-April. | It nests in February-April. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
#{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#BirdLife International | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec08}}#BirdLife International | ||
| + | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014) | ||
{{ref}} | {{ref}} | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Otus+balli}} | {{GSearch|Otus+balli}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Otus]] | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Otus]] | ||
Revision as of 21:56, 6 November 2014
- Otus balli
Identification
18–19 cm
- Noticeable ear tufts
- Pale eyebrows
There are two morphs, rufous and grey-brown
Distribution
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Habitat
Semi-open or cultivated areas and around human settlements.
Behaviour
Nocturnal.
Diet
The diet mostly consists of caterpillars but also includes insects and beetles.
Breeding
It nests in February-April.
References
- 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.
- BirdLife International
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved November 2014)
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Andaman Scops Owl. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 1 June 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Andaman_Scops_Owl
