Mottled Wood-Owl

Strix ocellata

Least Concern

The Mottled Wood-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

Mottled Wood-Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Indian subcontinent

Population

≈ 500K–5M

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