Mottled wood owl
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OWLS OF INDIA-16 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 748.. (Observe the Bird and recognize)...MOTTLED WOOD OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of Mr. Ganesh Jayaraman ] ... The Mottled Wood Owl[Strix ocellata] is a medium-sized yellowish-red owl with a rounded head and no ear-tufts. Description: The facial disc is whitish, and finely barred concentrically with blackish-brown. Eyes are dark brown and eyelids are dusky pink or dull coral-red. The bill is horn-black with a paler tip. The nape is white and black, mixed with a chocolate colour. Upperparts are mottled and vermiculated with reddish-brown, black, white and buff. There is prominent black spotting on the nuchal area. The throat is chestnut and black, stippled with white. The rest of the underparts are white with golden-buff to orange-buff and with narrow blackish bars. The toes are brownish-flesh or dirty yellowish-brown with yellow soles. Claws are horn-black. Size: Length 41-48cm. Wing length 320-372mm. Tail lengt
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