- Ketupa sumatrana
Bubo Sumatranus
Identification
40-46cm
- Dark back with reddish brown bars
- Barred, greyish white belly
- Whitish face
- Greyish-white underparts barred rufous buff
- Brown eyes
- Yellow beak and feet
- 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 polytypic species[1 consisting of 2 subspecies.
Subspecies
- K. s. sumatrana:
- Southern Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Bangka Island
- K. s. strepitans:
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, 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/
- Lepage D. (2021) [Avibase - https://avibase.ca/D84BD94B ]. Retrieved 9 April 2021
- Wikipedia
- jrank.org
- Answers.com
External Links
GSearch checked for 2020 platform.