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About Eagle Owl

• Scientific name: Bubo nipalensis
  • Also known as spot-bellied eagle owl.
• Conservation Status: Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
  • CITES Appendix II (CITES)
• Habitat
  • Preferred Habitats: Found in dense evergreen and moist deciduous forests, usually near water sources.
    • Additional Habitats: Common in wet temperate and riparian forests.
    • It is found throughout the Indian subcontinent and peninsular Southeast Asia. 
  • Hunting Areas: Hunts in scrublands, bamboo jungles, thin deciduous forests, and at the edges of clearings.
• Behavior and Calls
  • Purpose of Calls: Use calls for communication, defending territory, and attracting mates.
  • Call Frequency: Calls are low-frequency, aiding long-distance communication through dense forests.
    • Call Description: Produces a low, deep double hoot lasting two seconds and a mournful, mewing scream.

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Pench Tiger Reserve (PTR)

• Components: Indira Priyadarshini Pench National Park
  • Pench Mowgli Sanctuary, 
  • A buffer zone.
• Naming: It is  named After Pench River. 
• Climate: Extreme and tropical weather. 
• Connectivity: This tiger reserve has good connectivity with Kanha, Pench (M.P), Tadoba Andhari, Navegao-Nagjhira and Bor Tiger Reserves.

Flora and Fauna

• Flora: 
  • Tendu, teak, saag, mahua.
• Fauna: 
  • Gaur, Nilgai, Sambar, Chital, Chousingha, Pintail, Whistling Teal, Vegtel.

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