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| Barn Owl Tyto alba javanica
- Adult |
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| Photographer : | © David Bakewell |
| Location : | Penaga rice-fields, mainland Penang, Malaysia |
| Date : |
9 March 2005 |
| English synonyms: | Common Barn Owl, Western Barn Owl, Eastern Barn Owl (javanica), White Owl, Australian Barn-Owl (delicatula), Delicate Owl (delicatula), Lesser Masked Owl (delicatula), Monkey-faced Owl (delicatula), Cave Owl (delicatula), Andaman Barn Owl (deroepstorffi), Andaman Masked Owl (deroepstorffi), Screech Owl (delicatula) |
| Bird Family : | Tytonidae - Barn, grass & bay owls |
| Bird Group : | STRIGIFORMES |
| Red Data Status : | Least Concern |
| Remarks : | Boxes like these are commonly erected in rice-growing areas in northern Peninsular Malaysia, specifically to attract Barn Owls, which provide efficient and cheap pest control for the farmers. |
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