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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[File:Tyto Alba Range Map.jpg|thumb|200px|left|This map map shows the vast range of the species [[tyto alba]] throughout the world.]] | [[File:Tyto Alba Range Map.jpg|thumb|200px|left|This map map shows the vast range of the species ''[[tyto alba]]'' throughout the world.]] | ||
The members of family tytonidae can be located in any continent except for Antarctica. This vast range of habitation makes barn owls the most widespread family of owls. These birds are capable of living in many different environments, from rural areas to cities. The tytonids are frequently located in the terrestrial [[biomes]] of [[savannah]], [[grassland]], [[forest]], and [[scrub forest]]. The oriental bay owl (p. badius) often lives in the [[woodlands]] and [[swamps]] of Southern Asia.<ref name= Owls.org/> Commonly, barn owls will nest in elevated areas such as [[trees]], posts, barns, etc.<ref name= http://animaldiversity.edu>Bachynski, Kathleen and Harris, Marie S. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Tyto_alba/ Tyto alba barn owl] ''Animal Diversity Web''. Web. Accessed April 5, 2014.</ref> Some species can live in the high elevations of mountains such as the Andes Mountains.<ref name=www.allaboutbirds.org> [http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/barn_owl/lifehistory Barn Owl] ''www.allaboutbirds.org''. Web. Accessed April 5, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> | The members of family ''tytonidae'' can be located in any continent except for Antarctica. This vast range of habitation makes barn owls the most widespread family of owls. These birds are capable of living in many different environments, from rural areas to cities. The tytonids are frequently located in the terrestrial [[biomes]] of [[savannah]], [[grassland]], [[forest]], and [[scrub forest]]. The oriental bay owl (p. badius) often lives in the [[woodlands]] and [[swamps]] of Southern Asia.<ref name= Owls.org/> Commonly, barn owls will nest in elevated areas such as [[trees]], posts, barns, etc.<ref name= http://animaldiversity.edu>Bachynski, Kathleen and Harris, Marie S. [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Tyto_alba/ Tyto alba barn owl] ''Animal Diversity Web''. Web. Accessed April 5, 2014.</ref> Some species can live in the high elevations of mountains such as the Andes Mountains.<ref name=www.allaboutbirds.org> [http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/barn_owl/lifehistory Barn Owl] ''www.allaboutbirds.org''. Web. Accessed April 5, 2014. Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
