SINCE 1951, the only known specimen of the Congo bay owl had been a stuffed bird sitting in a Belgian museum.

The Congo Bay Owl (Phodilus prigoginei) is a species of bay owl in the Tytonidae family.

The Congo bay owl, or Phodilus prigoginei, a rich chestnut color with white spots, was not hurt, and the scientists photographed and measured it before releasing it.

The Congo Bay Owl (Phodilus prigoginei) was formerly classified as a subspecies of Oriental Bay Owl due to insufficient knowledge, but it has turned out that it might not even belong to the same genus.