Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Tytonidae — thebarn owls .
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Examples
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Exotic birds include Indian mynah Acridotheres tristis and barn owl Tyto alba affinis.
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Deep in the Forest of Tyto the adventure takes wing!
Zack Snyder Directing Animated Guardians of Ga'Hoole « FirstShowing.net 2008
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The books are set in the Forest of Tyto where Barn Owls live in peace until their kingdom is threatened by an evil that could destroy their home.
Zack Snyder Directing Animated Guardians of Ga'Hoole « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Some of these fearless, endemic predators are the Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoenis), the subspecies Galapagos barn owl (Tyto punctissima) and short-eared owl (Asio flammeus).
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Three of the restricted-range species are listed as threatened (VU or higher) by IUCN: Bismarck sparrowhawk (Accipiter brachyurus), yellow-legged pigeon (Columba pallidiceps), and Bismarck owl (Tyto aurantia).
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The wet forests of eastern Madagascar have the highest number of threatened birds, including the Madagascar serpent-eagle (Eutriorchis astur, EN) and the Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei, EN).
Biological diversity in Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands 2008
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Two of these species are listed as threatened (VU or higher) by IUCN: yellow-legged pigeon (Columba pallidiceps) and Bismarck owl (Tyto aurantia).
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There are three birds listed by IUCN as vunerable (Tyto manusi, Pitta superba, and Rhipidura semirubra).
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No passerines are known to have been dry forest specialists but two non-passerines, the whistling tree duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) and grass owl (Tyto longimembris), both used dry habitats for foraging and are now most probably extinct.
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Two examples of Malagasy endemics include the Madagascar serpent eagle (Eutriorchis astur) and the Madagascar red owl (Tyto soumagnei), which have recently been rediscovered in several areas across this zone, including the Masoala Peninsula and sites further south.
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