21CMS.,MOST FAMILIAR OWL,HAS WHITE SPOTTING ON THE HEAD,FOUND NEAR VILLAGES,CULTIVATION,LIGHT FOREST,SEMI DESERT,IT HAS ALSO ADAPTED TO LIVE IN CITIES,IT NESTS IN A HOLE IN A TREE OR A BUILDING,ITS UPPER PARTS ARE GREY BROWN,HEAVILY SPOTTED WITH WHITE,UNDERPARTS ARE WHITE STREAKED WITH BROWN,FACIAL DISC IS PALE AND IRIS IS YELLOW.THERE IS A WHITE NECKBAND AND SUPERCILIUM.IT HUNTS A VARIETY OF INSECTS AND SMALL VERTEBRATES,MAY TAKE RODENTS,BATS,TOADS, SMALL SNAKES,MAY ALSO TAKE SCORPIONS AND MOLLUSCS.