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The wings are spotted and banded white, and the tail has narrow white bars.
The tarsi is feathered, and the toes bristled and dirty yellowish. Claws are dark horn, and soles yellowish.
Size: Length 19-21cm. Wing length 143-171mm. Tail length 65-93mm. Weight 110-114g. females usually larger than males.
Habits: Generally crepuscular and nocturnal, but sometimes seen by day. Roosts by day in tree hole or on a branch.
May roost in pairs or small groups. Flight is deeply undulating, consisting of a few rapid flaps followed by a glide with wings
pressed to the body.
Voice: A harsh screeching chirurrr-chirurrr-chirurrr... followed by, or alternating with cheevak, cheevak, cheevak and a
variety of other screeches and chuckles.
Hunting & Food: Mainly preys upon beetles, moths and other insects. Also takes earthworms, lizards, mice and
small birds. Usually hunts from a perch, pouncing on prey, but occasionally takes insects in flight. Often uses street lamps as
hunting bases, hawking insects attracted to the lights.
References:
Ali, Salim & Daniel, J. C. 1997. “The
Book of Indian Birds”. Oxford University
Press
Boyer and Hume. 1991. “Owls of the
World”. BookSales Inc
Duncan, James R. 2003. “Owls of
the World: Their Lives, Behavior
and Survival”. Firefly Books
Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol
& Inskipp, Tim. 1999. “Birds of
India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives”.
Princeton University Press
König, Claus & Weick, Friedhelm.
2008. “Owls: A Guide to the Owls
of the World (Second Edition)”. Yale
University Press
König, Weick and Becking. 1999.
“Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the
World”. Yale University Press
Voous, Karel H. 1988. “Owls of the
Northern Hemisphere”. The MIT
Press
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