Red Owl (Tyto soumagnei)
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Red Owl

Tyto soumagnei (Grandidier, A, 1878)

284 gWeight

The red owl (Tyto soumagnei) is an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae.

Vulnerable

Where and when it's recorded

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

About

The red owl (Tyto soumagnei) is an owl in the barn owl family Tytonidae. It is also known as the Madagascar red owl, Madagascar grass-owl, Soumagne's owl or lesser grass-owl. It is a rare resident of Madagascar that was virtually unknown from its discovery in 1876 to its rediscovery by researchers from the World Wide Fund for Nature in 1993.

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Questions

How big is the Red Owl?

The Red Owl weighs around 284 g.

Where does the Red Owl live?

Its breeding range: Africa: northwestern, eastern Madagascar.

Is the Red Owl endangered?

The IUCN Red List classifies the Red Owl as Vulnerable.

What does the Red Owl eat?

Main food: Vertebrate prey.

What family is the Red Owl in?

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

At a glance

Weight
284 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Vertebrate prey
Lifestyle
Varied
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
Conservation
Vulnerable
More measurements
Wing
210 mm
Tail
100 mm
Bill
32 mm
Tarsus
55 mm

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

Range

Africa: northwestern, eastern Madagascar

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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Red Owl

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