Birds
Western barn owl
Strix aluco
IUCN Red ListLeast Concern
Western barn owl
- Description
- A medium-sized, slender owl with long legs. Their body length is 33–39 cm. Their weight varies between 200 and 400 g. They are gray and ocher on top, and either pure white or yellow-orange underneath, depending on the subspecies. They have heart-shaped heads.
- Habitat
- They inhabit several biotopes on every continent except for Antarctica.
- Diet
- They feed mainly on rodents, small birds, amphibians, and small mammals.
- Reproduction
- They lay between three and ten eggs, which they brood for 30-34 days.
- Lifespan
- Approximately 10 years
- Did you know?
- In the Czech Republic, the owl is especially protected as a highly endangered species pursuant to Decree No. 395/1992 Coll.
Homeland & habitat
Where the western barn owl lives
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Europe and temperate AsiaThe tawny owl inhabits forests of all types across Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia to Korea.
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Native range
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Conservation status
Species vulnerability index
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically Endangered
LC – málo dotčená (Least Concern) podle IUCN.
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