Indian Eagle-Owl

Bengalenuhu (Bubo bengalensis )

The Bengalenuhu (Bubo bengalensis ), also known as Indian Eagle Owl, is a species of bird in the family of authentics owls ( Strigidae ) and is one of the Eagle Owl ( Bubo genus ).

Features

The Bengalenuhu reach a body size of 50 to 56 centimeters with a wing length of 36-39 inches ( males ) or 37 to 42 cm (females ). The weight is about 1100 grams. The back plumage is yellow -brown with a striking black drawing. The belly is bright drawn brown and black brown, often, a white line is going over his shoulder.

The face is accented by feathers above the eyes, which starts white in the center and above the eyes directly to a black line that runs into the ear tufts. The face itself is light brown with black spots, whose number increases to the forehead. The eyes are orange - yellow to orange - red, the beak greenish to black, and the chin and throat white.

Head and tail of animals are yellow -brown with a brown-black stripes, the undersides are lighter and are white at the attachment points. The legs and toes are feathered approaches beige, the toes themselves naked and green brown with black claws.

Habitat and Distribution

The distribution area of Bengalenuhu occupies a large part of the Indian subcontinent from the Western Himalayas to India, Nepal, Kashmir, Assam and Burma. He preferred stony semi-desert areas with open vegetation. He is also known as a resident of older mango plantations in the vicinity of human habitation.

Way of life

Normally the Bengalenuhu hunts from a stand hunting, sometimes he flies but also near the bottom in search of prey. He captured mainly rats and mice, and birds up to the size of a peacock. Other prey animals are reptiles, frogs, crustaceans and large insects.

The incubation period usually lasts from February to April may shift greatly due to the different climatic conditions locally, however. The nest is a shallow pit, sheltered among rocks, on a sandbar in the river, under bushes or in other inaccessible places the.

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