Ketupa sumatrana sumatrana

(Raffles, 1822)

Vernacular names
English : Barred eagle-owl
French : Grand-duc bruyant

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

Identification
Adults can reach 46 cm in length for a weight of around 700 g. Horizontal barred and long ear-tufts. Back and wings brown with black barring. Rest of plumage white, dense black barring. Yellow bill. Subspecies smaller, barring lighter.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs from south Myanmar to Malaysia and Sumatra. Species found from south Myanmar and Thailand to greater Sundas. Lives in lowland evergreen forests, plantations, to 2000 m but usually lower.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NEAR THREATENED
CITES : Appendix II
Status : The species is still locally common and can tolerate alterations in its habitat. However, deforestation is becoming a serious threat for this species.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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