STRIGIDAE
BROWN BOOBOOK

Location : Kampar, Perak
Date : 12 February 2021

30–31 cm Adult burmanica: Mostly dark slaty-brown above, whitish between eyes, broad drab chestnut-brown spots/streaks below, longish barred tail, golden-yellow eyes. Juvenile: Paler/warmer above, more diffuse markings below. Other subspecies N.s.scutulata (resident Pen Malaysia, Singapore): Darker head sides/upperparts (vaguely warm), darker/denser belly and vent markings (slightly more chestnut-tinged). N.s.japonica (VS): A little darker above, colder/darker markings below. VOICE Haunting deep, rising whu-up, just over once per s (territorial). HABITAT Open forest, mangroves; migrants also parks/gardens; up to 1,200 m. RANGE Fc/co R (except C Thailand, W Tonkin, S Annam). Un WV C,S,?W(south) Thailand, Pen Malaysia (also PM), Singapore, Cambodia.