Owls And Owlets Of Rehmankheda Forest, Lucknow, India

Most owls are nocturnal birds of prey. This study was carried out in the Rehmankheda forest, which has an area of 1.325 sq. km and is situated 25 km from Lucknow city. This forest is a part of the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture. The aim of this study was to generate a list of owls found in dense forest of Rehmankheda. Point count method was adopted with limited distance. Out of eleven owl species found in Uttar Pradesh (Grimmett et al. 1999) six species of owls were found in Rehmankheda forest.