boobook sp. Himalayan Buzzard. Buffy Fish-Owl. Beauty advice from an owl: extreme winged eyeliner can help to accentuate your eyes and make them pop! Common Buzzard. Buteo sp. Fig 3 : Buffy Fish Owl Ketupa ketupu Location : Danum Valley, Sabah, Borneo Habitat : Lowland primary rainforest. Two non-breeding visitors were also reported. Common/Himalayan/Eastern Buzzard. Barred Eagle-Owl. Spotted Wood-Owl. And down the years it was sighted on and off at the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and the Central Catchment Forest. Sunda Scops-Owl. Northern Boobook. Photo credit: Francis Yap . In Singapore, it is widely distributed and can be seen in various parks as well as the nature reserves. Name: the barred eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus) – also called the Malay eagle-owl – is a small eagle owl that is similar in appearance to the spot-bellied eagle owl. Owls. This rare resident has big … Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Best for: Serious hikers. Appearance: barred eagle owls are easily recognised by their striped chests, horizontal ear tufts, and distinctive (almost human-like!) Oriental Scops-Owl. After all, the nature reserve is also one of the oldest—dating back to 1883—and the home to Bukit Timah Hill, the tallest natural hill in Singapore at 163m tall. Barred Eagle Owl juvenile at Singapore Quarry photographed by Francis Yap in August 2018. Neither are as yet on the checklist. Gray-headed Fish-Eagle. This is a list of the bird species recorded in Singapore.The avifauna of Singapore include a total of 436 species, and 30 have been introduced by humans.. Long-legged Buzzard. At about 45 cm in height, the Barred Eagle-Owl (Budo sumatranus) is one of the largest owls found in Singapore. Barred eagle owl with young long-tailed macaque, Panti Forest; (Photo by Rane Wong) In an interesting twist, I learnt about one more species of owl recorded in Singapore while doing research for this post. Eastern Buzzard. The Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus sumatranus) was a resident species in the 1920s Singapore.Its status changed to “very rare, non-breeding visitor” since then. The barred eagle owl is a large species about the size of the spotted wood owl, and is known to take large prey, even including monkeys. Brown Wood-Owl. Barred Eagle-Owl. It is found in Brunei, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore… Spotted Wood Owl Strix seloputo Location : Portsdown, Singapore Habitat : Lowland secondary forest. SPECIES PROFILE. This relatively little-known species is found from the southern Malay Peninsula down a string of several of the larger southeast Asian islands to as far as Borneo. Recently two more species of forest owls, the Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus) and the Bay Owl (Phodilus badius), both residents of the Malay Peninsula, were reported in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. Brown Boobook. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition. This owl also bears an uncanny resemblance to a Furby. When it comes to hiking, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve always comes to mind. The Barred Eagle-Owl (Bubo sumatranus), also called the Malay Eagle Owl, is a species of owl in the Strigidae family. Where to find them: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Pulau Ubin. hawk sp. Species: Barred eagle owl (Bubo sumatranus). Barn Owl. Language Common name; Dutch: Maleise Oehoe: English, United Kingdom: Barred Eagle Owl: English, United States: Barred Eagle-Owl: French: Grand-duc bruyant: German The barred eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus), also called the Malay eagle-owl, is a species of eagle owl in the family Strigidae.It is a member of the large genus Bubo which is distributed on most of the world’s continents. Short-eared Owl.