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Mottled Wood Owl

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

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Native Habitat

Open Woodland

Diet

Squirrels, Mice

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Mottled Wood Owl

Strix ocellata

Medium-sized patchy-looking owl with dark eyes. Densely-marked orange-and-gray coloration is unique. A lowland species, favoring groves and clusters of trees in open plains and on the edges of cultivated areas.

Regional Names
  • Gujarati:
    ગિરનારી ઘુવડ, વન ઘુવડ
  • Malayalam:
    കാലൻകോഴി
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Taxanomy

STRIGIFORMES
STRIGIDAE
Strix ocellata