[order] STRIGIFORMES | [family] Strigidae | [latin] Ninox ochracea | [authority] Schlegel, 1865 | [UK] Ochre-bellied Hawk-owl | [FR] Ninox ocre | [DE] Ockerbauch-Kauz | [ES] Ninox Ocraceo | [NL] Geelbuikvalkuil
Subspecies
Monotypic species
Genus
Members of the genus Ninox are hawk owls, ranging from small to large, with rounded heads without ear-tufts. They have long, pointed wings and a long tail. The nostrils are forward facing on an enlarged cere in an indistinct facial disk. There are at least 20 species in this genus, from Siberia through much of the Pacific rim, South-east Asia and Australasia.
Physical charateristics
Brown upperparts and tawny underparts with white spots. White throat and eyebrows with yellow eyes. Is paler and has a less dark mask than congeners.
Listen to the sound of Ochre-bellied Hawk-owl
[audio:http://www.planetofbirds.com/MASTER/STRIGIFORMES/Strigidae/sounds/Ochre-bellied Hawk-owl.mp3]
Copyright remark: Most sounds derived from xeno-canto
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Range
Australasia : Sulawesi
Habitat
It occurs in primary and tall secondary lowland forest, riverine and lower montane forest up to 1,000 m, with an assertion that it is chiefly a species of drier formations. It roosts in dense vegetation such as rattan palm by day
Reproduction
No data
Feeding habits
No data on food, but hunt-perches from midstorey in forest clearings and roads.
Video Ochre-bellied Hawk-owl
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFuchWlWx_g
copyright: Josep del Hoyo
Conservation
This species is listed as Near Threatened because there are some indications that it has a moderately small, fragmented population, and is undergoing a continuing decline owing to forest loss. However, little is currently known about the population size and structure of, and threats to, this species and further research is warranted.
Ninox ochracea is restricted to Sulawesi (but not the south peninsula), Indonesia, where it is generally uncommon
Ninox ochracea is restricted to Sulawesi (but not the south peninsula), Indonesia, where it is generally uncommon
Migration
Presumed sedentary
Distribution map
