; Journal mensuel publie sous la direction de M. F. E. Guerin-Meneville) 2: p. 289. beetles and large insects. Habits: The Mottled Wood Owl is a generally nocturnal bird. The nape is white and black, mixed with a chocolate colour. Voice: In breeding season, the male utters a loud, shivering, hollow, 'laughing' call - "Chuhuawaarrrr", which is the Breeding season is generally February to April. Vol IV". They are easily detected by their distinctive tremulous eerie calls at dawn and dusk. Taylor and Francis. Hunting & Food: Feeds on rats, mice and other rodents, as well as birds up to the size of a domestic pigeon. territorial song. 1839. Page by Deane Lewis. The bill is horn-black with a paler tip. The Mottled Wood Owl is a medium-sized yellowish-red owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts. Loading ... African Wood owl Bird Call Kruger National Park | Stories Of The Kruger - Duration: 0:30. - Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India. Tail length 174-215mm. Zool. Roosts during the day on a branch hidden among foliage, in pairs or sometimes family groups. Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Carol & Inskipp, Tim. (Rev. Waking-up call+Hooping, call, © Benj Smelt (BCN), Call, waking-up from roost call, © Benj Smelt (BCN), Call, hooping call, © Benj Smelt+Ram (BCN), Nature collapse imminent without investment, 'Wildlife Conservation 20' warns G20, From student representative to Kazakhstan conservation CEO, Call for proposals: cultural landscapes in Lebanon. Sign up for our mailing list to get latest updates and offers. See also: Other owls from Asia, MOTTLED WOOD OWL Call, Sound in Day and Night Birds of the World. Description: The facial disc is whitish, and finely barred concentrically with blackish-brown. May 2010. Eyes are dark brown and eyelids are dusky - Chelamattom, Ernakulam, India. The mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) is a species of large owl found in India.They are found in gardens and thin deciduous forests adjacent to dry thorn forests or farmland. family groups. Handbook of the Birds of the World: Barn Owls to Hummingbirds, Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Owls: A Guide to the Owls of the World (Second Edition), Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide (Second Edition). Both sexes also give a single, metallic hoot, as well as multiple conversational hoots. Mottled Wood Owl (Strix ocellata) bird call sounds on dibird.com. Photos: Bmunshi, |kris|, Noor Hussain., Zahoor-Salmi, Laval Roy, Aravind Venkatraman, dpk., cirdantravels (Fons Buts), marshalbond007, hirenjoshi13 Flickr.com. Size: Length 41-48cm. The toes are brownish-flesh or dirty yellowish-brown with yellow soles. Females are likely larger than males. January 2013. Habits: The Mottled Wood Owl is a generally nocturnal bird. Voice: In breeding season, the male utters a loud, shivering, hollow, 'laughing' call - "Chuhuawaarrrr", which is the territorial song. Breeding in Oriental Region: India, Myanmar; can be seen in 5 countries. There is prominent black spotting on the nuchal area. Habitat: Lightly wooded plains, open woodland and groves of mature trees on outskirts of villages and cultivated land. Genus: Strix. 1999. Wing length 320-372mm. Original Description: Lesson, Rene Primevere. pink or dull coral-red. The rest of the underparts are white with golden-buff to orange-buff and with narrow blackish bars. Normally 2, sometimes 3, creamy-white eggs are laid, averaging 51.1 x 42.6mm. Revue Zoologique, par la Societe Cuvierienne Distribution: Throughout most of India, to the Himalayas. Rev.Zool. Upperparts are mottled and vermiculated with reddish-brown, black, white and buff. Claws are horn-black. Weight data unavailable. ". Baker, Stuart. Nests are in natural hollows. Roosts during the day on a branch hidden among foliage, in pairs or sometimes Last updated 2020-10-26. The throat is chestnut and black, stippled with white. Occasionally gives a harsh screech similar to a Barn Owl. Breeding: The breeding biology of the Mottled Wood Owl is little known. "The Fauna Of British India including Ceylon and Burma 2nd Ed. Also takes lizards, crabs, 1927.