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Alternative name: Madagascar Red Owl

Tyto soumagnei
Photo © by Jon Gallagher
Bemanevika, Madagascar

Identification

L. 30 cm

  • Orange with small black spots

Distribution

Madagascar

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].

Habitat

Humid evergreen forest.

Behaviour

Diet

Diet includes mammals.

Breeding

It nests in tree-cavities.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2019. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2019. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/

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