Prakruti Parichay
StrigidaeNinox

Brown Hawk Owl

Nlnox scututafB

32–32 cmMedium
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Resident. Himalayan foothills, hills of NE India and Bangladesh; peninsular hills, Sri Lanka and Nicobars. Hawk-like profile (with slim body, long tail and narrow head). Has uniform brown upperparts showing variable amounts of white spotting on scapulars. all-dark face except for variable white patch above bill (lacking pale facial discs shown by many owl species), and bold rufous-brown streaking and spotting on underparts. Birds in north-east (N. s. burmanica), southern Western Ghats and Sri Lanka are darker. Birds in Nicobars have more diffuse rufous spotting on underparts (and are traditionally placed with Andaman ' saffinis). Tropical and subtropical forest and well-wooded areas.

Colour

BrownWhiteRufous / Red-brown
Average size
32 cm
Habitat
Tropical and subtropical forest and well-wooded areas.
Behaviour
Resident.

About this bird

Resident. Himalayan foothills, hills of NE India and Bangladesh; peninsular hills, Sri Lanka and Nicobars. Hawk-like profile (with slim body, long tail and narrow head). Has uniform brown upperparts showing variable amounts of white spotting on scapulars. all-dark face except for variable white patch above bill (lacking pale facial discs shown by many owl species), and bold rufous-brown streaking and spotting on underparts. Birds in north-east (N. s. burmanica), southern Western Ghats and Sri Lanka are darker. Birds in Nicobars have more diffuse rufous spotting on underparts (and are traditionally placed with Andaman ' saffinis). Tropical and subtropical forest and well-wooded areas.

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Brown Hawk Owl is bigger than Persian Shearwater but smaller than Besra.

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Brown Hawk Owl

Nlnox scututafB

32–32 cm