Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Description

This bird has a heart-shaped face, white color with brown edges and eyes facing forward. The upper body is light gray with dark stripes and pale spots scattered on the feathers, the wings and back have shabby spots. The lower body is white with some black spots. Size 34 – 40 cm. weighing 470 grams. Females are larger in size than males. has a very flexible neck so that its head can be rotated 270 degrees in four directions: left, right, up and down.

Population Size

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Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

470 gram

LENGTH

34 – 40 cm

Ar

Arboreal

Ca

Carnivore

No

Nocturnal

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Aves

ORDER

:

Strigiformes

FAMILY

:

Tytonidae

GENUS

:

Tyto

SPECIES

:

Tyto alba

Distribution

Commonly found in wooded areas, up to an altitude of 1,600 m above sea level. On the edge of the forest, plantations, yards, to parks in big cities.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia, Africa, America

Country : Tyto alba is a type of bird that is spread in almost all parts of the world (cosmopolitan). If in Indonesia, it is spread in Sumatra, Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara).

Habits and Lifestyle

This bird perches low in the canopy of trees or shrubs, makes a mournful sound, or chimes in with its partner. From time to time it plunges to grab its prey on the ground or lower vegetation. Active at night. However, sometimes active at dusk and early morning, even occasionally can be found flying during the day.

Lifestyle

Arboreal , Nocturnal

Biome

Forest, Plantation

Climate Zone

Tropical and subtropical

Diet and Nutrition

Tyto alba is a carnivorous animal with its main prey being rats.

Diet : Carnivorous

Mating Habits

Tyto alba nests in tree holes up to a height of 20 meters. Breed throughout the year, generally lay 3-6 eggs, with an incubation period of 30-34 days.

Reproduction session : in the year

Incubation periods : 30 – 34 days

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : 3 – 6 eggs

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

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Reference

  1. MacKinnon, J. 1991 . Fields Guide to the Birds Of Java and Bali. Gadjah Mada University Press. Yogyakarta.
  2. Serak Jawa on Wikipedia article