Description- Size-34-35cm and 500-700grams Color-no ear tufts, dark eyes, light brown chest, barred with dark brown with white rings around eyes, chest is brown becoming paler towards belly with fine dark barring Adaptations- the adaptations for the brown wood owl are their eyes, because it can see in the dark to catch its prey.

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Habitat and Range Habitat- low and a tropical forest.  it is not globally threatened and suffers from deforestation. It is secure in national parks where it is protected

 

Where can they be found? - They can be found in Asia and India Size of population They are rare but are not endangered This owl likes to eat small mammals like birds and reptiles. It does not have any predators that I have found, so it does not have to defend itself.

 

One interesting fact I learned about the brown wood owl is how they breed. The brown wood owl breeds between the months of January and April. They make nests in the cavity of trees. They lay 1 to 2 eggs which are incubated for 30 days.

 

Another interesting fact is in Hindu mythology, owls were described as the Uahana of goddess Lakshmi, the Hindu god of wealth and prosperity. In other cultures owls are considered as a bad omen and a messenger of ill-luck.

 

Author: Madisyn J

Publish: 02/2007

 

Bibliography www.answeres.com//topic/brown-wood-owl

www.owls.org/speices/strix/brown-wood-owl.htm www.ech.heritage.cpeec.org/scared_animals_owl.htm

 

Photograph found at www.owlpages.com, by Bruce Marcot