Typical Owls (Strigidae)
Mottled Wood-owl (Strix ocellata) - HBW 5, p. 197
French: Chouette ocellée
German: Mangokauz
Spanish: Cárabo Ocelado
Taxonomy: Syrnium ocellatum Lesson, 1839, Pondicherry.
Race grisescens intergrades with nominate ocellata in N India. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- grisescens Koelz, 1950 - from base of Himalayas in Pakistan S to about Rajasthan, and E to Bihar.
- grandis Koelz, 1950 - S Gujarat (Saurashtra Peninsula).
- ocellata (Lesson, 1839) - peninsular India.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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front view of daytime roosting adult Locality Gir Forest National Park, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India (ssp grandis)
Martin Kennewell 10 December 2009 2 years ago 25 sec 4.8 -
front view of daytime roosting adult Locality Gir Forest National Park, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India (ssp grandis)
Martin Kennewell 10 December 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 4 -
A bird roosting with its eyes closed, not to be seen Locality Gir Forest National Park, Junagadh District, Gujarat, India (ssp grandis)
Ron Hoff 13 February 2008 3 years ago 28 sec 3.7 -
A bird preening on a branch. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp ocellata)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 45 sec 3.3 -
A bird looking down in a tree. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp ocellata)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 46 sec 3.3 -
A bird looking down in a tree and flying away. Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp ocellata)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 32 sec 3.2
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Mottled Wood-owl (Strix ocellata)
Locality Gujarat, India
deomurari 3 November 2007 2 years ago 4.3 -
A close-up of an adult.
Locality Mysore Zoo, Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India
Josep del Hoyo 12 December 2009 2 years ago 3.3 -
resident owl
Locality Gir National Park & Lion Sanctuary, Gujarat, India
jugal Tiwari 22 March 2011 1 year ago 3 -
A bird looking down in a tree.
Locality Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp ocellata)
Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 2 years ago 3
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Calling very early in morning Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp griescens)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1984 1 year ago 4
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