Itombwe Owl (Tyto prigoginei)
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Itombwe Owl

Tyto prigoginei (Schouteden, 1952)

Where and when it's recorded

No records at the public birding hotspots we track. It may be rare, remote, or its locations protected.

Questions

Where does the Itombwe Owl live?

Its breeding range: Africa: eastern DR Congo and northwestern Tanzania.

What family is the Itombwe Owl in?

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

Range

Africa: eastern DR Congo and northwestern Tanzania

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Family
Barn Owls Tytonidae
Genus
Tyto

Other birds in the genus Tyto

Greater Sooty OwlGreater Sooty OwlTyto tenebricosaLesser Sooty OwlLesser Sooty OwlTyto multipunctataMinahasa Masked OwlMinahasa Masked OwlTyto inexspectataTaliabu Masked OwlTaliabu Masked OwlTyto nigrobrunneaMoluccan Masked OwlMoluccan Masked OwlTyto sororculaManus Masked OwlManus Masked OwlTyto manusiGolden Masked OwlGolden Masked OwlTyto aurantiaAustralian Masked OwlAustralian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiaeSulawesi Masked OwlSulawesi Masked OwlTyto rosenbergiiRed OwlRed OwlTyto soumagneiWestern Barn OwlWestern Barn OwlTyto albaAmerican Barn OwlAmerican Barn OwlTyto furcata
Itombwe Owl

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