Wood Owls of India 🇮🇳 | Wood Owls | Raptors | Owls

There are 3 species of Wood Owls in India, and the state-wise details are as follows,
Central India - Brown Wood Owl, Mottled Wood Owl
North India - Brown Wood Owl, Himalayan Wood Owl
North East India - Brown Wood Owl, Himalayan Wood Owl
South West India - Brown Wood Owl
Peninsular India - Mottled Wood Owl
Himalayas - Himalayan Wood Owl
3 species of Wood owls are found in India.
00:00 Intro
Wood owls have a round face and no ear-tufts. Globally there are approximately 20 species of wood owls. In this video we’ll see about the 3 species of wood owls that are found in India.
00:20 Brown Wood Owl
Are LARGE, SOLEMN-LOOKING BROWN OWL WITH DEEP BLACK EYES found in the North, North East, Central and South West India. Their length is 34 to 45 cm, wingspan is 28.6 to 40 cm, and tail length is 15 to 29 cm. They have Blackish-Brown Head, White Eyebrows, and a White Horizontal Throat Line. UPPERPARTS ARE UNIFORMLY DARK BROWN, HAVing FINELY STREAKED UNDERPARTS, with FAINT WHITE SPOTTING ON THEIR SHOULDERS. JUVENILES ARE PALE BROWN, WITH BLACK BORDERED BROWN FACIAL DISK and PREFER DENSE FORESTS, WITH HIGHER ALTITUDES RANGING FROM 750 - 2500 METERS. THEY BUILD NESTS ON HIGH TREE CAVITIES, TREE HOLES, AND FORKED TRUNKS.
01:38 Himalayan Wood Owl
EARLIER CONSIDERED AS A SUBSPECIES OF TAWNY OWL found in the Himalayas, North and North East India. Their length is 35 to 40 cm, wingspan is 32 to 37 cm, and tail length is 17 to 21 cm. Overall Brownish Grey With Finely Patterned Underparts. Deep Black Eyes. HAS AN EXTREMELY LARGE DISTRIBUTION RANGE IN THE SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST ASIA. DARK PLUMAGE AND SHORT BARRED TAIL. BRIGHT WHITE FACIAL ARC DEPICTS A LEARNED, SEVERE EXPRESSION. They are COMMON OWLS OF THE HIMALAYAS, FORESTS OF ASIA, KOREA AND TAIWAN. PREFERRED HABITATS ARE THE TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL DRY FORESTS.
02:55 Mottled Wood Owl
UNIQUE OWL WITH REDDISH-ORANGE EYELIDS. They are found in the Central & Peninsular India. Their length is 41 to 48 cm, wingspan is 32 to 37 cm, and tail length is 17 to 21 cm. Medium-Sized Densely Marked Orange-Gray Patchy Owl; Eyelids are Coral Red; Dark Eyes. BOTH SEXES ARE ALIKE AND HAVE WHITE CHIN/THROAT. Juveniles HAVE MORE WHITE FEATHERS ON THEIR ROUND HEAD. THEY PREFER DECIDUOUS FORESTS ADJACENT TO DRY THORNY FORESTS. FACE DISC IS MARKED WITH FINE CONCENTRIC BLACK AND WHITE BARRING. USUALLY they ROOST IN PAIRS IN DENSE FOLIAGE OF TREES. THEIR UNIQUE DUET CALLS ARE FREQUENT IN NOVEMBER (BREEDING SEASON)
04:37 Outro
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[@sandipansengupta4771]

Waiting for Hawk Owls and Fishing Owls 😁

[@Zila72]

Yes I have seen and heard it's terrible call in 2013 Pratapgarh district uttar pradesh

[@ASoloTravelerRajdeep]

Thsnk you for the information

[@varunp601]

Spot on:
Characteristic of any wood owl
Description with distribution and juveniles..
What could be added:
Calls, and female plumage pattern for the missed

[@djsudipparui]

great 👍

[@NativeAnimals]

Thankyou 🙏🏼😊