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BARN OWL.
Family : Barn Owls are classed in a separate family from other owls (Strigidae) known as Tytonidae.
Scientific Name : Tyto Alba.
Distribution : Worldwide
Habitat : Open lowland, farmland, semi-arid shrubland, marshes.
Food : Small mammals.
Wingspan : 85 - 95cm.
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TAWNY OWL.
Scientific Name : Strix Aluco.
Distribution : Europe, parts of Asia and North Africa.
Habitat : Mainly woodland.
Food : Varied. Small mammals, young nest bound birds, invertebrates.
Wingspan : 95 - 105cm.
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LITTLE OWL.
Scientific Name : Athene Noctua.
Distribution : Europe.
Habitat : Open country. Tend to avoid dense woodland and forest.
Food : Mainly insects.
Wingspan : 54 - 58cm.
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EUROPEAN EAGLE OWL.
Scientific Name : Bubo Bubo.
Distribution : Europe, Western Russia.
Habitat : Open woodland, uplands upto 4500m.
Food : Mammals. Typically rabbits, hare. Has been known to take foxes and roe deer.
Wingspan : 160 - 190cm.
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BENGAL EAGLE OWL.
Scientific Name : Bubo bengalensis.
Distribution : Indian Sub-Continent.
Habitat : Wooded country, semi-desert areas.
Food : Rodents, medium sized birds, reptiles.
Wingspan : 120 -150cm.
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MILKY EAGLE OWL.
Scientific Name : Bubo Lacteus.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa.
Habitat : Lightly wooded country.
Food : Medium sized mammals to size of hare. Also some birds.
Wingspan : 160 - 190cm.
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AFRICAN SPOTTED EAGLE OWL.
Scientific Name : Bubo Africanus.
Distribution : Sub-Saharan Africa.
Habitat : Semi open woodland, scrub, savannah.
Food : Mainly large insects. Occasionally small mammals and birds.
Wingspan : 100 - 140cm.
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BOOBOOK OWL.
Scientific Name : Ninox novaseelandiae.
Distribution : Australia, New Zealand and New Guinea.
Habitat : Woodland and forest.
Food : Mainly insects.
Wingspan : 70 - 80cm.
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BURROWING OWL.
Scientific Name : Speotyto cunucularia.
Distribution : Western North America, South America.
Habitat : Open country such as dry grasslands.
Food : Insects and small rodents. Occasionally smalls birds, frogs.
Wingspan : 50 - 60cm.
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