- Indian eagle-owl was classified as a species only in recent years, thus distinguishing it from the Eurasian eagle-owl.
Indian eagle-owl
- It is also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl.
- It is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian Subcontinent.
Appearance
- It is splashed with brown and grey, and has a white throat patch with black small stripes.
- The slightly larger female can reach a total length of two and a half feet, with a wingspan of six feet.
- Prominent ear tufts that look like horns are seen to project from its head.
- It was earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl.
- It is usually seen in pairs. It has a deep resonant booming call that may be heard at dawn and dusk.