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Spot-bellied eagle-owl

Ketupa nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

Status not recordedowls

The spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis) is a species in the family Strigidae, order Strigiformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.4 kg to 1.4 kg.

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Quick facts about the spot-bellied eagle-owl

Weight
1.4 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Carnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
1src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the spot-bellied eagle-owl live?

Not recorded

Is the spot-bellied eagle-owl endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the spot-bellied eagle-owl classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderStrigiformes
  5. familyStrigidae
  6. genusKetupa
  7. SpeciesKetupa nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)

Synonyms Bubo nipalensis, Ninox nipalensis, Ptiloskelos amherstii

Other names and names in other languages (37)
  • بوم النسر منقط البطنArabic
  • duc del NepalCatalan
  • výr nepálskýCzech
  • ketupa skvrnobřicháCzech
  • Indisk Stor HornugleDanish
  • NepaluhuGerman
  • nepala gufoEsperanto
  • Búho nepalíSpanish
  • Búho de NepalSpanish
  • džungli-kassikakkEstonian
  • täplävatsahuuhkajaFinnish
  • Grand-duc du NépalFrench
  • אוח יערוניHebrew
  • pjegava ušaraCroatian
  • foltoshasú uhuHungarian
  • Gufo reale delle foresteItalian
  • Gufo reale panciamacchiataItalian
  • ネパールワシミミズクJapanese
  • nepalinis didysis apuokasLithuanian
  • കാട്ടുമൂങ്ങMalayalam
  • BosoehoeDutch
  • skoghubroNorwegian
  • puchacz jarzębatyPolish
  • bufo-nepalêsPortuguese
  • bufo-sarapintadoPortuguese
  • Непальский филинRussian
  • උලමාSinhala
  • උකුසු බකමූණාSinhala
  • výr žltozobýSlovak
  • ketupa žltozobáSlovak
  • nepaluvSwedish
  • นกเค้าใหญ่พันธุ์เนปาลThai
  • Nepal PuhusuTurkish
  • пугач непальськийUkrainian
  • 林雕鴞Chinese
  • 林雕鸮Chinese
  • 林鵰鴞Chinese

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistWikidata

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the spot-bellied eagle-owl?

An adult spot-bellied eagle-owl weighs 1.4 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spot-bellied eagle-owl?

The spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis) belongs to the family Strigidae in the order Strigiformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-bellied-eagle-owl

MLA

“Spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-bellied-eagle-owl.

BibTeX
@misc{spot_bellied_eagle_owl_2026,
  title = {Spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/spot-bellied-eagle-owl},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}