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American Barn Owl

Tyto alba
Tytonidae Low risk

The western barn owl is a species of barn owl native to Europe, southwestern Asia, and Africa. It was formerly considered a subspecies group together with barn owls native to other parts of the world, but this classification was found to be paraphyletic with respect to some other members of the genus.

Summary from Wikipedia

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Sonothèque ADVL · xeno-canto 707104

At a glance

Family
Tytonidae
Group
Owls
Conservation status
Low risk

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