Eastern grass owl

Eastern grass owl
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Tytonidae
Genus: Tyto
Species:
T. longimembris
Binomial name
Tyto longimembris
(Jerdon, 1839)
Eastern grass owl (immature)
Eastern Grass Owl in Laina grassland,Tinsukia,Assam,India

The eastern grass owl (Tyto longimembris), also known as Chinese grass owl or Australasian grass owl, is a species of owl in the family Tytonidae. They feed predominantly on small rodents.[3]

Though some authorities consider this owl to be conspecific with the African grass owl, T. capensis, other consider it to be a valid species.[4]

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Tyto longimembris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22688522A93199574. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22688522A93199574.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Lin, Wen-Loung; Wang, Yin; Tseng, Hui-Yun (2007). "Initial Investigation on the Diet of Eastern Grass Owl (Tyto longimembris) in Southern Taiwan". Taiwania. 52 (1): 100–105. doi:10.6165/tai.2007.52(1).100.
  4. ^ Christidis, Les; Boles, Walter (2008). Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-0-643-06511-6.