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Brown Wood-Owl

බොර වන බකමූණා பழுப்பு நிறக் காட்டு ஆந்தை

Strix leptogrammica

Least concern

Brown Wood-Owl
Prateik Kulkarni · CC BY-SA 4.0

Overview

The brown wood owl is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, and south China. The brown wood owl is a resident breeder in south Asia. This species is a part of the family of owls known as typical owls (Strigidae), which contains most species of owl. It belongs to the earless owl genus Strix.

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (EN): Brown wood owl — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (SI): බොර වන බකමූණා — CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikipedia (TA): பழுப்பு நிறக் காட்டு ஆந்தை — CC BY-SA 4.0