Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Forest Eagle-owl (Bubo nipalensis) - HBW 5, p. 191
French: Grand-duc du Népal
German: Nepaluhu
Spanish: Búho Nepalí
Other common names: Spot-bellied Eagle-owl
Taxonomy: Bubo nipalensis Hodgson, 1836, Nepal.
Possibly forms superspecies with B. sumatranus. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- nipalensis Hodgson, 1836 - Himalayas from N Uttar Pradesh E to SW China (Yunnan), S to Cambodia and Vietnam; also S India in Western Ghats and Tamil Nadu.
- blighi Legge, 1878 - Sri Lanka.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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One spotlighted on tree by roadside on night drive, unfortunately it refused to look in to the camera before flying off. If you Locality Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area, Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia (ssp nipalensis)
Martin Kennewell 6 March 2010 3 years ago 40 sec 4.1 -
side view, perched high, in torch light Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp nipalensis)
Martin Kennewell 10 February 2013 17 weeks ago 12 sec 3.2 -
A close-up of a bird perched. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp blighi)
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 3.2 -
spotlighted in tree - original version, no tinkering as before! Locality Cat Tien National Park, Cochinchina, Vietnam (ssp nipalensis)
Martin Kennewell 10 February 2013 17 weeks ago 12 sec 3.2
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At the daytime roost
Locality Doi Chiang Dao National Park, North Western Thailand, Thailand (ssp nipalensis)
Michael Schmitz 26 February 2013 3 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.6 -
A close-up of the head.
Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (ssp blighi)
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 4 years ago 3 -
An adult roosting in the dense canopy shade.
Locality Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka (ssp blighi)
Steve Garvie 25 July 2009 3 years ago 2.5
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