Spot Bellied Eagle Owl

Spot Bellied Eagle Owl

The "Spot Bellied Eagle Owl" (Bubo Nipalensis) was recently spotted by a wildlife team for the first time in the Seshachalam forest and for the third time in Andhra Pradesh.

Regarding the Spot-Bellied Eagle Owl:

Its general appearance is a stark, grayish-brown with gritty, dark brown coloring on the back and upper wings. The woodland eagle-owl is another name for this huge raptor.
It is a very aggressive and powerful predatory owl.
The bird is known as the "Devil Bird" and the "Ghost of the Forest" in India because it emits an odd scream that sounds like a human.

Habitat:

The majority of them are found in deep, evergreen forests or moist deciduous woods.
They can be found all over the Indian subcontinent and the peninsula of Southeast Asia.
It is distributed through the Lower Himalayas from Kumaon east to Myanmar, central Laos, and central Vietnam.
IUCN status for conservation is the Least Concern.
Status of CITES: Appendix II
They are known to prey on large birds and also on mammals like golden jackals, hares, civets, and chevrotains.

About Seshachalam Hills:

The Seshachalam Hills are a mountain range in southern Andhra Pradesh state, southeast India, and the Eastern Ghats.
They are bordered on the west and northwest by the Rayalaseema uplands and on the northeast by the Kunderu River-formed Nandyal Valley.
These hills are composed of limestone interbedded with sandstone, shale, and other minerals.
Anjanadri, Garudadri, Narayanadri, Neeladri, Seshadri, Venkatadri, and Vrishabhadri are the seven peaks that make up the hills.
The important Hindu pilgrimage town of Tirupati is situated among the highlands.

Source: The Hindu

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