LOCAL NAMES

• උකුසු බකමූණා, උලමා, Maha Bakamuna, Ulama, BÚHO REAL, ঈগল পেচা, चील उल्लू, HIBOU GRAND-DUC, AREND UIL, UHU, ગરુડ-ઘુવડ, കഴുകൻ-മൂങ്ങ, गरुड-घुबड, ਈਗਲ-ਉਲੂ, ФИЛИН, கழுகு ஆந்தை, డేగ-గుడ్లగూబ, لو کی ایک نسل جو عقاب سے ملتی ہے, النسر البومة
• Chinese (SIM) 林雕鸮
• Czech ketupa skvrnobřichá
• Dutch Bosoehoe
• English Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
• English (UK) Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
• English (United States) Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
• French Grand-duc du Népal
• French (French Guiana) Grand-duc du Népal
• German Nepaluhu
• Japanese ネパールワシミミズク
• Malayalam കാട്ടുമൂങ്ങ
• Norwegian skoghubro
• Polish puchacz jarzębaty
• Russian Непальский филин
• Serbian Pegava crnooka buljina
• Slovak výr žltozobý
• Spanish Búho Nepalí
• Spanish (Spain) Búho nepalí
• Swedish nepaluv
• Thai นกเค้าใหญ่พันธุ์เนปาล
• Turkish Nepal Puhusu
• Ukrainian Пугач непальський

DESCRIPTION

Ketupa nipalensis, Also known as the forest eagle-owl is a large bird of prey with a formidable appearance with two horns. They are widely known as the Devil Bird. It is a forest-inhabiting species found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Silver-gray adult is majestic, with a large yellow bill, black eyes, and sweeping sidewards-facing “horns.” Juvenile is much paler, almost white, with shorter tufts. Primarily nocturnal, but will on occasion hunt by day; takes prey as large as small deer. widely believed to be the sound of a woman being strangled. Locals widely believe that their calls bring news of death. Their sounds calls are like … Locally named maha bakamuna. however more famously known as Ulama.