Burung hantu (Owls)
Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena
- tidak umum
- 48 km/h
- Risiko rendah
A tree-bark owl with a single soft 'whuk' note that ticks like a metronome through the warm Indian night. Eyes shut by day in plain sight, invisible against the trunk.
- Populasi
- Not quantified; the species is widespread and locally common across its range, with a stable overall population trend
- Habitat
- Diverse wooded habitats including subtropical/tropical dry and moist lowland forest, secondary woodland, wooded gardens, orchards, plantations, village groves, and cultivated land; ranges from lowland plains up to about 2,200 m (locally reported to 2,400 m in the eastern Himalayas)
- Fakta menarik
- Despite its small size, the Indian Scops-Owl is one of the largest species in the genus Otus, and its cryptic grey-brown plumage with buff spotting lets it disappear against tree bark while roosting by day.
- Sebaran
- Indian subcontinent — Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka; some sources extend the range to eastern Arabia and a historic, possibly extirpated population in southeastern Iran; four recognized subspecies
- Makanan
- Mainly insects such as beetles and grasshoppers, plus moth larvae; occasionally takes small vertebrates including rodents, small birds, lizards, and rarely bats
- Ukuran
- 0,24 m
- Bentang sayap
- 0,63 m
- Masa hidup
- 3 tahun
