Management and reproduction of Barn Owl (Tyto alba) in the Metropolitan Zoo Rosy Walther, Honduras

Abstract

In this paper we report information related with the captive management of Barn Owl Tyto alba at the Metropolitan Zoo Rosy Walther, Honduras. The aim in this work was to record the most important data of the behavior, feeding, and the enclosure size. During the period of December 2013 to February 2014, the breeding of two young owls was monitored. The record of the clutch size in captivity was reduced to two eggs, and the growth of the chicks was completed by the twelfth week when the juvenile plumage disappeared and fed themselves.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5377/ceiba.v52i2.1757