Barn Owl

.. BARN OWL (tyto alba). ..

Photo taken at Turnberry Hotel, Apr '05.

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Length: 33-39cm

Wingspan: 80-95cm

Weight: 290-460g

Screeching, wheezing and gurgling.

Open country (esp. farmland with barns) and coastal marshes.

Widespread

EU25: Declining

IUCN: Least Concern

40x32mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

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Fledging:-

4-7

27-34 days

50 days

Season: from Apr 1 or 2clutches

21 years

100-210,000 pairs

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Food:-

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Distribution:-

Mice, rats, shrews, voles, bats, small birds and lizards.

Barn Owls do not build nests, but use tree cavities, cliff ledges, old chimneys and barn beams, as well as specially provided nest boxes.

Southern North America, South America, Europe, south and central Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

Additional:-
Food:-	Nest:-	Distribution:-
Mice, rats, shrews, voles, bats, small birds and lizards.	Barn Owls do not build nests, but use tree cavities, cliff ledges, old chimneys and barn beams, as well as specially provided nest boxes.	Southern North America, South America, Europe, south and central Africa, southern Asia and Australia.

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Effraie des Clochers

Schleiereule

Barbagianni

T�rnugle

Lechuza com�n

Foreign Names:-
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Effraie des Clochers	Schleiereule	Barbagianni	T�rnugle	Lechuza com�n

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