Conservation Status
Conservation hubFaces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
The barred eagle-owl faces threats from habitat loss due to deforestation and agricultural expansion, as well as hunting and illegal pet trade. While specific recovery programs are limited, ongoing efforts to protect its forest habitat indirectly benefit the species. Responsible safari tourism can help by raising awareness of the owl's plight and by providing economic incentives for local communities to conserve the natural environment it depends on.
The barred eagle-owl, also called the Malay eagle-owl, is a species of eagle owl in the family Strigidae. It is a member of the large genus Ketupa, which is found on most of the world's continents. 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. It forms a superspecies with the physically similar but larger spot-bellied eagle-owl, although the two species appear to be allopatric in distribution.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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