Spot-bellied Eagle-owl (Bubo Nipalensis)
It is a forest-inhabiting species found in southern and south-eastern Asia.
The Spot-bellied Eagle-owl is nocturnal and spends the day hidden among foliage of a large forest tree. At dusk it becomes active and hunts small mammals, reptiles, and birds up to the size of junglefowl.
Noted for its strange, human-sounding call, it is known locally as ulama or "Devil Bird" in Sri Lanka.
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