Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Tyto, the largest genus of birds in Tytonidae, and particularly these species in that genus: Three species that are sometimes considered to be a single species known as barn owl or common barn owl: Western barn owl Tyto alba, from Europe, Africa, and the Middle East; American barn owl Tyto furcata, from the Americas
The western barn owl was formally described in 1769 by the Austrian naturalist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli under the binomial name Strix alba. The type locality is the Friuli area of northeast Italy. [2] [3] The specific epithet is from Latin albus meaning "white". [4]
The genus Tyto was introduced in 1828 by the Swedish naturalist Gustaf Johan Billberg with the western barn owl as the type species. [2] [3] The name is from the Ancient Greek tutÅ meaning "owl".
The majority of the 20 living species of barn owls are poorly known. Some, like the red owl, have barely been seen or studied since their discovery, in contrast to the western barn owl Tyto alba, which is one of the best-known owl species in the world. However, some subspecies of the western barn owl possibly deserve to be separate species, but ...
The eastern barn owl is now placed with 16 other owls in the genus Tyto that was introduced in 1828 by the Swedish naturalist Gustaf Johan Billberg. [5] [6] The barn owl (Tyto alba) was formerly considered to have a global distribution with around 28 subspecies. [7]
The American barn owl is a medium-sized, pale-coloured owl with long wings and a short, squarish tail. [3] However, the largest-bodied race of barn owl, T. f. furcata from Cuba and Jamaica, is also an island race, albeit being found on more sizeable islands with larger prey and few larger owls competing for dietary resources. [4]
Noah Allen isn’t hesitant to acknowledge it. The 19-year-old defender was starstruck when he first shook hands with international superstars and his new Inter Miami CF teammates Lionel Messi and ...
For example, in barn owls (Tyto alba), the placement of the two ear flaps (operculi) lying directly in front of the ear canal opening is different for each ear. This asymmetry is such that the center of the left ear flap is slightly above a horizontal line passing through the eyes and directed downward, while the center of the right ear flap is ...