Barred Eagle-Owl

Ketupa sumatrana

Family: Owls · Status: Rare resident · Size: 45.5–46.5 cm · Conservation: Near Threatened

Range

Resident in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Bali.

Identification

Adult has brown-and-buff bars on its upperparts, blackish-and-whitish bars on its underparts, pitch black eyes, yellow bill and outward facing ear tufts. Juvenile has an overall white plumage with dark bars over the upperparts and underparts.

Habitat

Found in forested areas.

Behaviour

Diet includes grasshoppers, beetles, rodents, birds and snakes. Had been observed to prey on Long-tailed Macaque.