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Rock Eagle Owl

The Rock Eagle Owl are usually found in hilly and rocky scrub forests.

Typically large owls, they have feather tufts on their heads and are splashed with brown, and grey and have a white throat patch with black small stripes.

  • Least Concern
  • Near Threatened
  • Vulnerable
  • Endangered
  • Critically Endangered
  • Extinct in the Wild
  • Extinct

Meet Moby!

Moby is a very fast learner who loves catching pieces of food in the air. She will often be sunbathing on hot days and loves chatting and making noises with the keepers when they are around her. Her preferred food is mice and chicks, but in the wild they will also hunt small birds and bats. 

Key Facts

Family:
Strigidae
Diet:
Rodents and smaller birds.
Height:
50cm - 65cm
Life Span:
20 years wild | 50 years captivity
Number of Young:
2 -4 Eggs
Distribution:
India, Pakistan, Tibet, Nepal, Burma and the west Himalayas.
Habitat:
Rocky hills, wooded scrub, ravines
Did you know?
An owl's eye colour can offer clues to its hunting habits! Generally, owls with yellow eyes are most active during the day, while those with orange eyes tend to be crepuscular hunters, meaning they're most active at dawn and dusk. Owls with dark eyes are typically nocturnal, hunting primarily at night.

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