| Spot-bellied eagle-owl | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Strigiformes |
| Family: | Strigidae |
| Genus: | Ketupa |
| Species: | K. nipalensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ketupa nipalensis (Hodgson, 1836)
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The spot-bellied eagle-owl (Ketupa nipalensis), also known as the forest eagle-owl is a large bird of prey with a formidable appearance. It is a forest-inhabiting species found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. This species is considered part of a superspecies with the barred eagle-owl (Ketupa sumatrana), which looks quite similar but is allopatric in distribution.
- ^ a b BirdLife International (2018). "Bubo nipalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22688970A130156069. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22688970A130156069.en. Retrieved 3 March 2022.