Name:Strix leptogrammica
Alias:Strix leptogrammica,Brown Wood-owl,Brown Wood Owl
Outline:Bird of prey
Family:Strigiformes Owl
length:46-53cm
Weight:710-1000g
Life:About 10-20 years
IUCN:LC
Brown Wood-owl, also known as Brown Wood-owl in English, is a medium-sized bird of prey with 15 subspecies.
The Brown Wood Owl is a nocturnal owl that often moves in pairs or alone. It hides in dense forests during the day, perching motionlessly and upright on thick branches close to tree trunks with dense branches and leaves. It only comes out to move and hunt at dusk and at night, and sometimes comes out in the dark daytime and deep in the woods. They are alert and timid, and will fly away quickly at the slightest sound. When disturbed during the day, their feathers shrink like a piece of rotten wood, and their eyes half open to observe the movement. Before coming out to hunt at dusk, the mates make appointments with each other by calling. They can make various sounds similar to howling, trembling, screaming and giggling. They mainly feed on rodents, and also eat small birds, frogs, small mammals and insects, and occasionally prey on fish in the water. The main hunting method is to wait on the branches, and when the prey appears, they suddenly pounce on the prey by sneaking.
The breeding season of the brown wood owl is from March to May. They mainly nest in tree holes, and sometimes in caves on rock walls. Usually, two eggs are laid in each nest, and occasionally one. The size of the eggs is 49-58 mm × 41-49 mm. Information such as the incubation period, the period of leaving the nest, and the care of the chicks is unknown. Parent birds are extremely protective of their nests during the incubation and brooding period, and are extremely ferocious, often violently attacking intruders.
Listed in the 2012 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).
Listed in the second level of the List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China.
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