Strix seloputo seloputo

(Horsfield, 1821)

Vernacular names
English : Spotted wood-owl
French : Chouette des pagodes

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Strigiformes
Family : Strigidae
Notes : 2 other subspecies known

Identification
Head and back dark brown with white fringes to feathers, wings bright rufous-brown with white spots. Facial mask bright rufous, edged black. Belly white with narrow dark barring, breast rufous.

Range and habitat
Subspecies occurs from south Myanmar to south Vietnam, then to Malaysia, central Sumatra (Jambi) and western Java. Found in lowland open forests, edges, plantations and parks.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species appears mostly uncommon or rare but could be overlooked because of its secretive habits. Population census are necessary to better understand its conservation status.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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