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Brown Boobook

දුඹුරු බස්සා பழுப்பு பாறு ஆந்தை

Ninox scutulata

Least concern

Brown Boobook
Tisha Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The brown boobook, also known as the brown hawk-owl, is a typical owl species. It has dark brown upperparts, whitish underparts with reddish-brown streaking, and a barred tail. It is a resident breeder in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, southern China and western Indonesia.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Brown boobook — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பழுப்பு பாறு ஆந்தை — CC BY-SA 4.0