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Eastern Barn Owl
Tyto javanica (Gmelin, JF, 1788)
Tytonidae — Barn Owls
Eastern Barn Owl, Tyto javanica, is a barn owl of the Oriental Region, Australasia and the Pacific, with a breeding range from southern and south-eastern Asia through to Australasia and the south-western Pacific. It is placed in the family Tytonidae and the order Strigiformes. It is recognised as a separate species by some authorities. The bird is native to south-eastern Asia, New Zealand and Australasia. It is known for its acute hearing, which it uses to find prey on the ground, and for nesting in tree hollows, old buildings or cracks in cliffs.
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Tytonidae — Barn Owls
- Breeding range
- Oriental Region, Australasia, Pacific Ocean: s, se Asia to Australasia and sw Pacific
