Rock Eagle Owl

Dec. 3, 2025

Recently, a Rock Eagle Owl nest prompted the Telangana forest department to halt quarrying operations for over a month.

About Rock Eagle Owl

It is also called Indian eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis) or Bengal eagle-owl.
It is a large-horned owl species native to hilly scrub forests in India.
It was earlier treated as a subspecies of the Eurasian eagle-owl.
Habitat: It is especially found near rocky places within the mainland of the Indian Subcontinent south of the Himalayas.
- It avoids humid evergreen forests and extremely arid areas.
Distribution: It is mainly found in South Asian countries like India, Nepal, Pakistan.
Conservation Status:
- IUCN: Least Concern
- CITES: Appendix II.

Source : How 5 owl eggs were saved and a ‘miracle’ hatched at a Telangana quarry

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