Andaman Masked Owl (Tyto deroepstorffi)
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Andaman Masked Owl

Tyto deroepstorffi (Hume, 1875)

403 gWeight

The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) is a barn owl endemic to the southern Andaman Islands archipelago of India, in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean.

Most records: India

Where and when it's recorded

Andaman Masked Owl has been recorded at 2 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Chidyatapu Biological ParkIndia43 records
  2. KalatangIndia2 records

Countries and regions with the most records

India

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The Andaman masked owl (Tyto deroepstorffi) is a barn owl endemic to the southern Andaman Islands archipelago of India, in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. Regarded by some authors as a subspecies of the common barn owl (Tyto alba), it is recognized by others as a species in its own right.

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Questions

How big is the Andaman Masked Owl?

The Andaman Masked Owl weighs around 403 g.

Where does the Andaman Masked Owl live?

Its breeding range: Oriental: southern Andaman Islands. It is most often recorded in India.

What does the Andaman Masked Owl eat?

Main food: Vertebrate prey.

What family is the Andaman Masked Owl in?

It belongs to the family Barn Owls (Tytonidae), order Strigiformes.

At a glance

Weight
403 g
Habitat
Towns & farmland
Diet
Vertebrate prey
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
237 mm
Tail
106 mm
Bill
34 mm
Tarsus
59 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Oriental: southern Andaman Islands

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Barn Owls Tytonidae
Genus
Tyto

Other birds in the genus Tyto

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Andaman Masked Owl

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