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'''Alternative names: Australasian Grass-Owl; Australian Grass-Owl'''
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[[Image:African_Grass_Owl.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Romy+Ocon|Romy Ocon}} <br />  Candaba Swamp, Pampanga, [[Philippines]], August 2005]]
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;[[:Category:Tyto|Tyto]] longimembris
 
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[[Image:African_Grass_Owl.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Romy Ocon. <br /> Location: Candaba Swamp, Pampanga, Philippines.]]
 
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
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[[Image:Eastern-Grass-Owl-pair.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Nominate subspecies<br />Photo by
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'''[http://www.birdforum.net/member.php?u=49168 Hans&Judy Beste]'''<br />Julatten, Nth. [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]]]
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Male: 32-36cm (12½-14¼ in); Female: 35-38cm (13¾-15 in) <br />
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*above dark brown, pale spots
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*below cream or buff with brown spots
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*wing bars buff
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*facial disc white
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*mark in front of each eye brown
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*iris brown
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*bill pale brown
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*legs very long, feathered
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*feet grey
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
 
[[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Philippines]], and [[Australia]].
 
[[India]] to southeast [[Asia]], [[Philippines]], and [[Australia]].
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==Taxonomy==
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Until recently, the Eastern Grass Owl was considered to be conspecific with [[African Grass Owl]] as "Grass Owl". Reference [[#References|[4]]] notes that the morphological and genetic differences between these species are minor.
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====Subspecies====
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Clements recognises the following subspecies [[#References|[1]]]:
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*''T. l. longimembris'': [[India]] to [[Indochina]], [[Sulawesi]], [[Lesser Sundas]], northern and eastern [[Australia]]
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*''T. l. chinensis'': South-eastern [[China]] (south-eastern Yunnan to Jiangsu) and [[Vietnam]]
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*''T. l. pithecops'': [[Taiwan]]
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*''T. l. amauronota'': [[Philippines|Philippine Islands]]
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*''T. l. papuensis'': West central [[New Guinea]] (Baliem Valley), and eastern New Guinea (highlands of the Eastern Range, Huon Penins, Huon Peninsula, and Southeastern Peninsula)
  
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==Taxonomy==
 
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Until recently, the Eastern Grass Owl was considered to be part of [[African Grass Owl]] which at that time was known only as "Grass Owl".
 
 
==Habitat==
 
==Habitat==
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Grasslands, canefields and paddy Fields.
 
==Behaviour==
 
==Behaviour==
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Nocturnal.
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====Diet====
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Their diet consists almost entirely of rodents.
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====Breeding====
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They are ground-nesters, building the platform nest from grass in dense tussocks of grass or sedges. The 3-8 dull white eggs are incubated for about 42 days.  The young fledge at about 2 months.
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==References==
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#{{Ref-Clements6thAug21}}#Owlpages
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
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#{{Ref-Eatonetal21}}
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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{{GSearch|"Tyto longimembris" {{!}} "Eastern Grass Owl" {{!}} "Australasian Grass-Owl" {{!}} "Australian Grass-Owl"}}
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*[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=23&bid=267 View more images of this species on the ABID]
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 25 October 2023

Alternative names: Australasian Grass-Owl; Australian Grass-Owl

Photo by Romy Ocon
Candaba Swamp, Pampanga, Philippines, August 2005
Tyto longimembris

Identification

Nominate subspecies
Photo by Hans&Judy Beste
Julatten, Nth. Queensland, Australia

Male: 32-36cm (12½-14¼ in); Female: 35-38cm (13¾-15 in)

  • above dark brown, pale spots
  • below cream or buff with brown spots
  • wing bars buff
  • facial disc white
  • mark in front of each eye brown
  • iris brown
  • bill pale brown
  • legs very long, feathered
  • feet grey

Distribution

India to southeast Asia, Philippines, and Australia.

Taxonomy

Until recently, the Eastern Grass Owl was considered to be conspecific with African Grass Owl as "Grass Owl". Reference [4] notes that the morphological and genetic differences between these species are minor.

Subspecies

Clements recognises the following subspecies [1]:

Habitat

Grasslands, canefields and paddy Fields.

Behaviour

Nocturnal.

Diet

Their diet consists almost entirely of rodents.

Breeding

They are ground-nesters, building the platform nest from grass in dense tussocks of grass or sedges. The 3-8 dull white eggs are incubated for about 42 days. The young fledge at about 2 months.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, J. A. Gerbracht, D. Lepage, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2021. The eBird/Clements checklist of Birds of the World: v2021. Downloaded from https://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Owlpages
  3. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved Nov 2017)
  4. Eaton, JA, B van Balen, NW Brickle, FE Rheindt 2021. Birds of the Indonesian Archipelago (Greater Sundas and Wallacea), Second Edition. Lynx Editions. ISBN978-84-16728-44-2

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External Links

GSearch checked for 2020 platform.1

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