Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl

Ketupa nipalensis

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cat Tien National Park
10 Verified records at Cat Tien National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis), also known as the forest eagle-owl, is a large bird of prey with a formidable appearance. It is a forest-inhabiting species found in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. This species is considered part of a superspecies with the barred eagle-owl (Ketupa sumatrana), which looks quite similar but is allopatric in distribution. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cat Tien National Park

Brown Fish-Owl
LC

Brown Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa zeylonensis

Insufficient data
Buffy Fish-Owl
LC

Buffy Fish-Owl

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ketupa ketupu

Insufficient data
Tawny Fish-Owl
LC

Tawny Fish-Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Ketupa flavipes

Insufficient data
Asian Barred Owlet
LC

Asian Barred Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium cuculoides

20–30% · Possible
Brown Boobook
LC

Brown Boobook

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Ninox scutulata

10–20% · With luck
Collared Scops Owl
LC Endemic

Collared Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus lettia

5–10% · With luck
Oriental Scops Owl
LC

Oriental Scops Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Otus sunia

<5% · Rare
Brown Wood Owl
LC

Brown Wood Owl

☀️🌙 Day & Night Bird

Strix leptogrammica

Insufficient data
Collared Owlet
LC

Collared Owlet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Glaucidium brodiei

Insufficient data
Mountain Scops-Owl
LC Endemic

Mountain Scops-Owl

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Otus spilocephalus

Insufficient data
Oriental Bay-Owl
LC

Oriental Bay-Owl

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phodilus badius

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Mudumalai National Park 🇮🇳 India
20–30%
2 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
5–10%
3 Minneriya National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
4 Cuc Phuong National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
5–10%
5 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
6 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
9 Kaeng Krachan National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
10 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Periyar National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
12 Cat Tien National Park 🇻🇳 Vietnam
<5%
13 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
14 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
15 Eravikulam National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
16 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
17 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
18 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
19 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
Insufficient data
20 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl in Cat Tien National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl sighting in Cat Tien National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl in Cat Tien National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl in Cat Tien National Park in our monthly data.

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