Birds

Birds

Saturday 4 January 2014

Taiwan ~ Tawny Fish Owl

Tawny Fish Owl (Ketupa flavipes), this typical owl is found in subtropical to temperate forests in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan and Vietnam. It eats fish, crabs, shrimps, frogs, toads, lizards, snakes and small mammals such as moles, and particularly rodents like mice, voles and rats. It also prey on birds like Mandarin duck in Taiwan. The owl occupies a river stretch of 5.5 - 7.7 km in length.