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29-33 cm. Earless owl, stocky body and round head, pale, and has yellow eyes. | 29-33 cm. Earless owl, stocky body and round head, pale, and has yellow eyes. | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Syria]], [[Israel]], northeast [[Egypt]] and [[Arabia]]. | [[Syria]], [[Israel]], northeast [[Egypt]] and [[Arabia]]. | ||
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Its diet includes voles, mice and large insects. | Its diet includes voles, mice and large insects. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Strix+butleri}} | {{GSearch|Strix+butleri}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:09, 25 October 2008
- Strix butleri
Identification
29-33 cm. Earless owl, stocky body and round head, pale, and has yellow eyes.
Distribution
Syria, Israel, northeast Egypt and Arabia.
Taxonomy
This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping is the barn owls, Tytonidae.
Habitat
Palm groves, desert, semi-desert and rocky ravines.
Behaviour
It nests in crevices and holes in cliffs.
Its diet includes voles, mice and large insects.
