Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Also known as: Common Barn-Owl · Common Barn Owl · Screech Owl
Aves
UNCOMMON
Stats
- Lifespan
- 4-10 yrs
- Size
- Medium
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Nocturnal
- Social
- Solitary
- Biome
- Temperate grassland
- Range
- Eurasia and Africa
- Movement
- Flight
- Breeding
- Egg-laying
- Defense
- Camouflage
- Status
- Uncommon
About
The western barn owl is a nocturnal bird that hunts across Eurasia and Africa. Its asymmetrical ear placement allows it to pinpoint the exact location of prey in total darkness.
Life cycle
- 1.eggOne or two eggs are incubated on a high stick nest or cliff ledge, guarded closely by the pair.
- 2.hatchlingA downy hatchling is fed torn meat by its parents and grows quickly in a high nest.
- 3.juvenileA feathered juvenile fledges from the nest, learning to soar and to make its first kills.
- 4.adultFully grown, hunting on its own with adult plumage.
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Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Aves
- Order
- Strigiformes
- Family
- Tytonidae
- Genus
- Tyto
- Species
- Tyto alba