Barn owl

Tyto alba · Tytonidae

The barn owls are owls in the genus Tyto, the most widely distributed genus of owls in the world. They are medium-sized owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long, strong legs with powerful talons.

Where the Barn owl lives

Recorded in France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Spain, South Africa, Belgium, Portugal and Israel (Europe, Africa and Asia).

Most records fall in Western Cape, Limpopo, Free State, Mpumalanga, North West and Gauteng.

See the Barn owl’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Least concern (LC). Not at risk: it is doing well in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 436,706 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.