Indian Eagle Owl
OWLS OF INDIA-29 PAKHI DEKHUN PAKHI CHINUN # 761.. (Observe the Bird and recognize)... INDIAN EAGLE OWL .. WATERCOLOUR ...A4....2017...[ From the ref. Photo of Mr. Saleel Tambe ] ... The Indian Eagle Owl[Bubo bengalensis] is a fairly large owl with prominent brown ear-tufts. Dark and light morphs of this bird occur. It is also known as the Rock Eagle Owl or the Bengal Eagle Owl. Description: The facial disc is fulvous-brown to buffy, with a prominent blackish rim. The eyebrows start out whitish at the centre of the face, and change to a blackish line at a point just above the centre of each eye, and then continue up to the dark ear tufts. the Forehead is buffy brown, with small blackish flecks, which become greater in number towards the crown, giving it a dark appearance. Eyes are Orange-yellow to orange-red, and the bill greenish-horn to slate-black. The Chin and throat are white. Upperparts are tawny brown, mottled and streaked with blackish brown. There is often a whitish bar across
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