Tawny owl

Strix aluco · Strigidae

The tawny owl, also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae. It is commonly found in woodlands across Europe, as well as western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. The tawny owl's underparts are pale with dark streaks, whilst its upper body may be either brown or grey.

Where the Tawny owl lives

Recorded in Sweden, France, Finland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Portugal (Europe).

Most records fall in Västra Götaland, Skåne, Zuid-Holland, Västmanland, Gelderland and Östergötland.

See the Tawny 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 1,012,378 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.