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Wood-Owl

  • Brown Wood Owl

    Brown wood owl 
    (Hù, Strix leptogrammica)

    The brown wood owl (Strix leptogrammica) is found in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, and south China.

    Strigiformes: All Owls are classified as members of this order. The name is formed from "Strig", the plural form of the Latin word "strix", meaning "owl" and "formes", meaning "forms".
    Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
    leptogrammica:
     Lepto- comes from the Greek leptós, variously meaning “thin, slight, fine, small,” with a literal sense of “stripped.” 
     grammikos linear, lined.
     γρᾰμμή (grammḗ, “a stroke or line of a pen”, “a line as in mathematical figures”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ikós, “of or pertaining to”, “in the manner of”).

  • Spotted Wood-Owl

    Spotted wood owl  (Hù phương đông, Strix seloputo)

    The spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo) is an owl of the earless owl genus, Strix.

    Strigidae: The family for all Owls except Barn Owls, derived from "Strix", a Latin word for owl (also the same in Greek).
    seloputo Javanese name Selo-puto for the Spotted Wood Owl (Strix).