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Barn Owl

Conservation status

Least Concern

Population Trend

Stable

Alternate Names

Common Barn Owl, Screech Owl

Native Habitat

Town

Diet

Rats, Mice

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Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Medium-sized owl with a heart-shaped facial disc and deep dark eyes; beautiful gray-and-tawny wings, and large round head. Hunts primarily rodents in open areas by night, foraging with a slow and buoyant flight. Roosts in old buildings, tree hollows, caves, and nest boxes by day.

Regional Names
  • Assamese:
    লক্ষী ফেঁচা
  • Bengali:
    লক্ষ্মীপেঁচা, লক্ষ্মীপ্যাঁচা
  • French:
    Effraie des clochers
  • Gujarati:
    રેવી દેવી
  • Hindi:
    कुरैया, करैल
  • Kannada:
    ಕಣಜ ಗೂಬೆ
  • Malayalam:
    വെള്ളിമൂങ്ങ
  • Marathi:
    गव्हाणी घुबड, कोठीचे घुबड
  • Nepali:
    गोठे लाटोकोसेरो
  • Sanskrit:
    कुवय, कुटरू
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Taxanomy

STRIGIFORMES
TYTONIDAE
Tyto alba

Quick Facts
  • It can swallow a large rat whole. After digesting its meal, the owl coughs up a pellet containing the rat's bones and fur.
  • It's night vision is 100 times better than human beings!