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Phodilus

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Also known as Bay owl

genus of birds

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  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassAves
  4. OrderStrigiformes
  5. FamilyTytonidae
Observations recorded4,474

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Phodilus
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Phodilus
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The bay owls (Phodilus) are a genus of Old World owls in the family Tytonidae. The defining characteristics of bay owls are their smaller bodies, in comparison to the barn owls Tyto in the same family, and their U- or V-shaped faces. These owls can be found across southern Asia from southern India and Sri Lanka to Indonesia within forest and grassland ecosystems.

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