Birds
Brown wood owl
Strix leptogrammica
The brown wood owl is a large nocturnal raptor with dark eyes and a well-defined facial disc, lacking the ear-tufts typical of eagle-owls. It lives hidden in dense forests, hunting under cover of the canopy.
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In short
The brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) is a species with IUCN conservation status LC (Least concern). It occupies evergreen tropical and subtropical forest, from lowlands up to montane woodland, often near watercourses. Animals in Black offers a fine-art portrait of it on a black background, available as a print on Hahnemühle paper: view the print.
Habitat & conservation
Where does the brown wood owl live?
It occupies evergreen tropical and subtropical forest, from lowlands up to montane woodland, often near watercourses. Strictly nocturnal and secretive, it roosts motionless in dense foliage by day and hunts small mammals, birds and reptiles.
Is the brown wood owl endangered?
The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern (LC), but with a decreasing population due to deforestation and the loss of mature forest across much of its range.
Facts about the brown wood owl
- It has no ear-tufts: the head looks round and smooth.
- Its large dark eyes set it apart from the yellow- or orange-eyed eagle-owls.
- It is so secretive that it is often detected only by its deep call at night.
Data source: IUCN Red List — Strix leptogrammica (Least Concern) · BirdLife International
RED List
Conservation status codes
- EX Extinct No individuals survive.
- EW Extinct in the wild Survives only in captivity.
- CR Critically endangered Extremely high risk of extinction.
- EN Endangered Very high risk of extinction.
- VU Vulnerable High risk of extinction.
- NT Near threatened Likely to become threatened soon.
- LC Least concern Low risk of extinction.
- DD Data deficient Not enough data to assess.
- NE Not evaluated Not yet assessed by the IUCN.