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| Eastern Grass Owl Tyto longimembris longimembris
- Adult in flight |
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| Photographer : | © Chewang Bonpo |
| Location : | grasslands, Izzam-ghat, Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh, India |
| Date : |
10 March 2012 |
| English synonyms: | Grass Owl, Australasian Grass Owl, Australian Grass Owl, Eastern Grass-Owl |
| Bird Family : | Tytonidae - Barn Owls, Grass Owls, Masked Owls & Bay Owls |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | We were on a search for a Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis, which had landed a half a kilometer away from us in a grassland. We were walking towards the bird in thick tall grass when I flushed this owl out ... managed a couple of shots. This might be the first photographic record from India. - CB |
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