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| Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata hirsuta
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| Photographer : | © Nicola Edwards |
| Location : | Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka |
| Date : |
26 August 2012 |
| English synonyms: | Brown Hawk Owl, Brown Hawk-Owl, Oriental Hawk Owl, Oriental Hawk-Owl, Hume's Hawk-Owl (obscura), Hume's Boobook (obscura) |
| Bird Family : | Strigidae - Typical Owls |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | The owl was checking out a baby macaque which was creeping up on him, and which was the reason why I was looking up into the tree in the first place, and then nearly died of excitement when I saw the owl there! - NE
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