Rock Eagle-Owl

Bubo bengalensis

Least Concern

The Rock Eagle-Owl is an owl of the Indian subcontinent. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Rock Eagle-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent

Population

≈ 2M–20M

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