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Ashy-Faced Owl




Ashy-Faced Owl (Tyto glaucops) is similar in size and appearance to the American Barn Owl, but overall darker, grayer, and with a distinctly ashy-gray facial disk. The size ranges from 26-43cm, and weighs 200-400g.

Ashy-Faced Owl resides on open woodland, forest, scrub and often around towns and villages. They prey primarily on small mammals and birds, but also hunt tree frogs and lizards.



Updated on 7th June, 2005

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