The Indian eagle-owl, also called the rock eagle-owl or Bengal eagle-owl, is a large horned owl species native to hilly and rocky scrub forests in the Indian Subcontinent. It is splashed with brown and grey, and has a white throat patch with black small stripes. 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. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Franklin, J 1831)
Reference:
Proc. Comm. Sci. Corres. Zool. Soc. London
Part 1 no.10 p.115
Protonym:
Otus Bengalensis
Type locality:
The Ganges between Calcutta and Benares and in the Vindhyan Hills between the latter place and Gurra Mundela.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861523
Avibase ID:
C4D3F66E8E6D543F
Avibase ID:
avibase-C4D3F66E
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/C4D3F66E
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 555405
Geographic range:
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Rock Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Grand-duc indien ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Clements, version 2021: Rock Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Rock Eagle-owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Bubo bubo bengalensis [version 1] |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Bubo bubo bengalensis [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Rock Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Rock Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
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Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Indian Eagle-Owl ( Bubo bengalensis) [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo bubo bengalensis [version 1] |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Bubo bengalensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species (sometimes a subspecies)
This taxon is considered a subspecies of
Bubo [bubo or bengalensis]
(sensu lato) by some authors
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