Scientific Name: Bubo sumatranus
Malay Name: Hantu-Bertanduk Melayu
Chinese Name: 马来雕鸮

Range:
Found from Thai-Malay Peninsula to Sumatra, Java and Borneo.

Taxonomy:
Polytypic. Subspecies are: sumatranus, strepitans, tenuifasciatus

Local Subspecies: sumatranus

Size: 45.5-46.5 cm

Identification: Adult has brown-and-buff bars on its upperparts, blackish-and-whitish bars on its underparts, dark eyes and very distinctive outward facing ear tufts. Head and body of juvenile whitish with narrower bars.

Habitat: Forest, forest edge, secondary growth and plantation.

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

Local Status: Rare resident

Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Forest and Pulau Ubin.

Photos:

Barred Eagle Owl at Senai, Johor. Photo Credit: Alan Ng

Barred Eagle Owl at Senai, Johor. Photo Credit: Alan Ng

Barred Eagle Owl at Senai, Johor. Photo Credit: Alan Ng

Barred Eagle Owl (juvenile) at Senai, Johor. Photo Credit: Alan Ng

Barred Eagle Owl at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Photo Credit: Vincent Ng

Barred Eagle Owl at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Photo Credit: Francis Yap

External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link

Reference:
Craig Robson (2011) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia