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#003
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Moderate
Least concern
Not photographed yet
Distribution
Range
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Range: iNaturalist (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth (public domain)
Quick facts
- Group
- Birds
- Family
- Tytonidae
- Size
- 33–39 cm (length)
- Weight
- 240–480 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 4–10 yrs
- Habitat
- Farmland, Grasslands, Woodland edges
About
One of the most widespread land birds, found on every continent except Antarctica. Distinguished by a heart-shaped facial disc that channels sound to asymmetric ears, enabling precision hunting in complete darkness.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.