Brown Boobook

Ninox scutulata

Description

Ninox scutulata is a type of owl from the Strigidae family. This owl is similar to an eagle, its body length reaches 30 cm. His eyes are very large with dark fur, dark brown back, chest and belly dark yellow with reddish brown streaks.

Population Size

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Life Span

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WEIGHT​

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LENGTH

30 cm

Ca

Carnivore

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Strigiformes

FAMILY

:

Strigidae

GENUS

:

Ninox

SPECIES

:

Ninox scutulata

Distribution

The main habitat of this type of owl is forest areas, plantation areas and shrubs.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : This bird is spread from India, Southeast Asia to southern China. In Indonesia, it is spread in Sumatra, Kalimantan and Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

This owl is active towards dusk, usually flying after insects it catches with its claws, and usually hunting around fields.

Lifestyle

Nocturnal

Biome

Forest and plantation

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This bird is a carnivorous group, with its main food being various insects such as dragonflies, beetles, cicadas, cockroaches, bees, and others.

Diet : Carnivorous

Mating Habits

The nest of this species is in the form of holes in trees, the eggs are white in number of 2-3 eggs

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 2 – 3 eggs

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Ninox scutulata on Wikipedia article 
  3. Ninox scutulata on iNaturalist article