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Indian eagle owl / கொம்பன் ஆந்தை

Bubo bengalensis

Photo by Arun
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Indian eagle-owl, also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), is a species of large horned owl.

Habitat:

They are found in hilly and rocky scrub forests, and are usually seen in pairs.

Reference Links:

Indian eagle-owl - Wikipedia

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Comments (10)
Arun
@Zlatan Celebic .. Thank you so much :)
Arun
@Leuba Ridgway .. Thank you so much :)
Zlatan Celebic
Beautiful spotting, Arun, thanks for sharing! Congrats, by the way.
Leuba Ridgway
Totally missed this one. Belated Congratulations ! The second pic looks like a Griffin - amazing.
Arun
@armadeus.4 .. thank you so much :)
Arun
@Mark Ridgway .. thank you so much :)
Arun
@DanielePralong ...Thank you very much for the SOTD .. :) My Most Sincere Thanks to PN Team :) I'll try to take some good snaps if i get a chance.
Liana
Congratulations Arun! Wonderful spotting, great shots. Thank you for sharing :)
DanielePralong
Congratulations Arun, your Indian Eagle-owl is our Spotting of the Day: "That's some spectacular tufts on this Indian Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis), our Spotting of the Day! Although sometimes referred to as ear tufts, these tufts have actually nothing to do with hearing. So why do some owls species have tufts? Their purpose remains unknown but several hypothesis have been formulated which may provide some explanation for their function. Theories proposed include camouflage (tufts would help break up the owl’s outline and make it look like a broken branch), helping in recognizing a member of their own species, and mimicking mammals in oder to frighten mammalian predators". Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectnoah/photos/a.10150595289465603.674700.10150120463815603/10160078399675603/?type=3&theater Twitter: https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/966477874336321536

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PublishedFebruary 20, 2018

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