Reference photo — Frank Vassen from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Little Owl
Athene noctua
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
- Strigidae
- Size
- 21–23 cm (length)
- Weight
- 140–200 g
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Lifespan
- 4–6 yrs
- Habitat
- Open farmland, Orchards, Ruins
About
The little owl, also known as the owl of Athena or owl of Minerva, is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, the Palearctic east to Korea, and North Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the 19th century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early 20th century.
Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), abridged.