Brown Fish Owl

Wave breast Fish Owl ( Ketupa zeylonensis )

The wave breast Fish Owl ( Bubo Ketupa zeylonensis or zeylonensis ) is a species of bird in the family of authentics owls ( Strigidae ).

Appearance

The wave breast Fish Owl has a body length of 50 to 58 cm. The upper parts of the plumage are reddish brown with black or brown line drawings. At the bottom of this Fish Owl has delicate, wavy horizontal bands. The throat is white, the eyes are yellow and he has conspicuous ear tufts. His legs are completely featherless.

Dissemination

The wave breast Fish Owl is represented as a breeding bird in most regions of the tropical southern Asia. It can be found from Turkey to southern China. Compared to the other types of Fish Owl ( Sunda Fish Owl and Himalayan Fish Owl ), it is thus the most widely used. A new study of the western population (previously K. for semenowi ) comes due first bioacoustic and genetic findings to the conclusion that semenowi may represent a separate species. This would then be among the rarest birds in the world.

Habitat

The habitat of the wave breast Fischuhus are open woodland, and he always stays in the vicinity of water. In Sri Lanka it occurs up to an altitude of 2,000 meters; in Indochina, however, he considers himself more on the wooded banks of the inland, since the mountain rivers of the Himalayan Fish Owl is represented here that is missing in Sri Lanka.

Brood

The nest of the wave breast Fischuhus consists of one or two eggs, which are laid in the old Horst another bird either or in a rock niche. The eggs are incubated for up to 38 days and the boys fly after about seven weeks out.

Behavior

The species is nocturnal; Fish and frogs are the most important food components. In addition, however small mammals, birds, snakes, frogs, crabs and sometimes insects are captured.

Like all other Fischuhus also chasing the wave breast Fish Owl from a tree trunk or branch that protrudes over the water. Fish he captured, for it can be slide down and grabs the fish with the claws on the water surface. The call is a soft huphuphuphuphuphup or a loud huhuhuhuhuhuhu.