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Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Ketupa nipalensis

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Ketupa nipalensis) — Owls of South & Southeast Asia.

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The Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Ketupa nipalensis) is a member of the Strigidae family found in South & Southeast Asia.

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Where it fits

  1. Class Aves
  2. Order Strigiformes
  3. Family Strigidae Owls
  4. Genus Ketupa
  5. Species nipalensis

Where it lives

Southern India and Sri Lanka, Himalayas to southeastern Asia

Quick facts

Family
Strigidae
Order
Strigiformes

Biology & behaviour

The Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl (Ketupa nipalensis) is a species of owls in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. It is found in South & Southeast Asia — s India and Sri Lanka, Himalayas to se Asia.

Conservation

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