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The eastern barn owl is nocturnal. They specialise in hunting animals on the ground, and nearly all of their food consists of small mammals which they locate by sound, their hearing being very acute.
Scientific Name : Tyto Javanica
Family : Tytonidae
Order : Strigiformes
Class : Aves
Type : Barn Owls
Conservation Status : Least concern (LC)
Size : 33 - 39 cm
Compare Size : Crow +
Wingspan : 80 - 95 cm
Weight : 230 - 480 g
Migratory : Resident
Sex Alike : Yes
Other Names :
English : Barn Owl
Hindi : कुरैया, करैल
Marathi : गव्हाणी घुबड, कोठीचे घुबड
Habitat:
human settlments
Feeding:
small mammals on ground like rats, mice
| Male & Female | |
|---|---|
| Upperparts | grey with buff golden mixed in between like a design pattern speckled with white and black spots |
| Underparts | white with dark brown spots |
| Head | large round head with white characteristically large and heart-shaped facial disc. Disc border by brown at top gradually turning dark below |
