The Orchid Island Owl, also known as the Ryukyu Horned Owl, is a small owl that is mostly found on Orchid Island in southeastern Taiwan, the Ryukyu Islands in Japan, and the northern Philippine Islands.
The Orchid Island Horned Owl is mainly distributed on Orchid Island, and according to research by the Academia Sinica in Taiwan, there are now about 1,000 on Orchid Island. In addition, there are a small number of points
The Orchid Owl is small in size , about 22 cm long , with a tan in color and erect ear feathers. The iris is yellow. The call of the Orchid Horned Owl is very distinctive, and the male and female calls are obviously different, and through these calls they communicate in the dark life.
Orchid Island Horned Owl with a tree hole as a nest, is a single preparation, the female bird is responsible for hatching after laying eggs, from the gestation to the end of the incubator, the male bird has to go out to feed to replenish the female bird's strength. Orchids lay about 2 to 3 eggs per clutch, and the shape of the eggs is rounder and slightly smaller than that of ping-pong balls.
The Orchid Island Horned Owl lives in the rainforest and is nocturnal. Their food is mainly insects, a large number of cricket nymphs and centipedes on Lanyu Island are often eaten food, often with one foot to grasp when eating, into the mouth while closing their eyes, looking very intoxicated. During the day, they often sleep on tree stumps. Before 1985, foreign researchers used to describe the Orchid Island Owl. But according to years of research by the Academia Sinica, due to the large size of the rodents on Orchid Island, they do not eat mammals, but sometimes eat show eyes. Because they do not eat mammals, they rarely spit and their diet is mostly studied by feces.