Congo Bay Owl

Congo Bay-owl
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Strigiformes
Family:	Tytonidae
Genus:	Phodilus
Species:	P. prigoginei
Binomial name
Phodilus prigoginei Schouteden, 1952

The Congo Bay-owl (Phodilus prigoginei) is a species of owl in the Tytonidae family. It is restricted to a small area in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with possible records from Burundi and Rwanda.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Phodilus prigoginei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 July 2007.

External links

• BirdLife Species Factsheet.

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