Spotted Wood- Owl

Strix seloputo

Description

Owls are large with a length of about 44 to 48 cm with a wingspan of 30 to 36 cm. The head is brownish brown with bright orange facial discs and. The upper part is coffee in color, with white stripes and black spots. The underparts are dull yellow with broad white and narrow black stripes. The eyes are dark brown and the beak is greenish black.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

44 – 48 cm

Ca

Carnivore

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Strigiformes

FAMILY

:

Strigidae

GENUS

:

Strix

SPECIES

:

Strix seloputo

Distribution

Its main habitats are lowland forests, mangrove swamps, cleared forests, plantations, and parks in cities and villages.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Southeast Asia includes the Malay Peninsula, Palawan and Java.

Habits and Lifestyle

Rarely seen nocturnal. If disturbed during the day, it compresses its fur to make it look like a piece of dead wood, watching with half-closed eyes.

Lifestyle

Nokturnal

Biome

Lowland forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

This owl’s diet consists mainly of mice and rats, plus insects and small birds

Diet : Carnivorous

Mating Habits

Breeding season is recorded in Central and West Java in June and August and in East Java in February, laying 1 – 2 white eggs

Reproduction session : in Central and West Java in June and August and in East Java in February

Incubation periods: –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 1 – 2 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

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