First Photographic Evidence of Rare Australasian Grass-Owls <i>Tyto longimembris</i> (Jerdon, 1839) in West Bengal, India

Subhro Paul; Subhasish Sengupta; Jiju Jaesper

doi:10.17087/jbnhs/2025/v122/171188

, Miscellaneous Notes - Birds

First Photographic Evidence of Rare Australasian Grass-Owls Tyto longimembris (Jerdon, 1839) in West Bengal, India

Miscellaneous Notes - Birds

Volume 122, September - December 2025

https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2025/v122/171188

Published 2025-12-31

Subhro Paul⁺⁻
Subhasish Sengupta⁺⁻
Jiju Jaesper⁺⁻

Subhro Paul

Adina Deer Park, Malda 732 101, West Bengal

Subhasish Sengupta

Green Peoples India, Prantapally, Malda 732 101, West Bengal

Jiju Jaesper

Divisional Forest Office, Malda Division 732 101, West Bengal

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Paul, S., Sengupta, S., & Jaesper, J. (2025). First Photographic Evidence of Rare Australasian Grass-Owls <i>Tyto longimembris</i> (Jerdon, 1839) in West Bengal, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 122. https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2025/v122/171188

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