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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Awesome Bird.... Apr 6^th, 2009 at 7:11am Check out this fella, might need George to help us identify this one. Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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Re: Awesome Bird....
Reply #1 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 9:00am

Owl of some sort. But nothing I've seen before.

Check out the feet--many owls can do the two-toes-forward thing or the three-toes-forward thing at will.

Remarkably small facial disk. Very prominent beak. Prominent ear tufts. Very large DARK eyes. I'm not used to seeing large owls with dark eyes. Barred Owls have dark eyes in North America, but this isn't a Barred Owl.

Good view of the nictating membranes when it's getting its head scratched. I think the light-colored eyelids are pretty cool--might give the impression to mobbing birds that its eyes are open when it's perched during the day.

Juvenile?

In short, I don't know.

Knowing where it originated would help narrow it down pretty quickly.

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deltadarlin CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 3823 Downsville LA Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #2 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 9:36am If you listen to the person in the video, they are NOT speaking English (sounds like some type of Spanish dialect).
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Re: Awesome Bird....
Reply #4 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 10:43am

I do believe that Pete (Batch) found it for us! How about: Barred Eagle Owl Bubo sumatranus
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Fascinating bird, though, I have to admit!

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KingOfPain wrote on Apr 6^th, 2009 at 10:35am:

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Malay Eagle Owl

Scientific name: Bubo sumatranus (Raffles, 1822). Other common names: Barred Eagle-Owl, Malaysian Eagle Owl, Malaysian Eagle-Owl.

Distribution: Southern Myanmar, peninsular Thailand, south to Sumatra and Bangka Island.

Not globally threatened. This owl is reasonably common and adaptable.

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ClusterChuck CH.com Alumnus Offline The BEAST rises again, and again, and again, and . Posts: 5394 Greenville, North Carolina Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #6 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 11:33am LOL, KOP! Looks like you and I were preparing our posts at the same time! Chuck
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #7 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 11:57am Thanks, I just knew this was the place to ask. I would love to have one, but my three kitty cats would not approve I"m sure. The eyes are so cool, and BIG!
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Poli CH.com Junior Offline Posts: 37 Alicante\|Spain\|Europe Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #8 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 1:50pm deltadarlin wrote on Apr 6^th, 2009 at 9:36am: If you listen to the person in the video, they are NOT speaking English (sounds like some type of Spanish dialect). Bahasa Malaysia is NOT a Spanish dialect, but sounds similar. Saludos Poli
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Jeannie CH.com Sponsor Offline Live, Laugh, Love.... Posts: 2333 St Louis, Missouri Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #9 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 1:54pm Looks like a "Furby" to me! Jeannie
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midwestbeth CH.com Sponsor Offline Posts: 1123 Edwardsville, IL Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #10 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 2:29pm Jeannie wrote on Apr 6^th, 2009 at 1:54pm: Looks like a "Furby" to me! Jeannie That's why I thought the bird looked familiar!! LOL Cute video.
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barry_sword CH.com Alumnus Offline Mountain Biking Keeps Me Sane Posts: 3947 Bracebridge, Canada Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #11 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 5:40pm Yes, they do have similarities don't they! Multimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!! You need to or
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George CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Black-Billed Magpie Posts: 8126 Boise, Idaho USA Gender:	Re: Awesome Bird.... Reply #12 - Apr 6^th, 2009 at 5:53pm KingOfPain wrote on Apr 6^th, 2009 at 10:56am: Malay Eagle Owl Scientific name: Bubo sumatranus (Raffles, 1822). Other common names: Barred Eagle-Owl, Malaysian Eagle Owl, Malaysian Eagle-Owl. Have no doubt that you're correct. Good call. Best, George
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