Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), Brown hawk-owl भूरा बाज उल्लू

Brown boobook
 (Ninox scutulata), 
 Brown hawk-owl 
भूरा बाज उल्लू
Ayodhya
Uttar Pradesh
October 2023
Nikon Gears
Hand held (night mode)
Full screen mode recommended for details

This is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China.
The brown boobook is a medium-sized owl with a length of 32 cm (13 in). It has a hawk-like shape due to its long tail and lack of a distinct facial disk. The upperparts are dark brown, with a barred tail. The underparts are whitish with reddish-brown streaking.
This species is very nocturnal but it can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is roosting in a tree. It feeds mainly on large insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and mice. The call is a repeated low soft, musical oo-uk ...ooo-uk... which may be heard at dusk and dawn.

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