..     TAWNY OWL (strix aluco).     ..

Image: John Gould

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 37-39cm

Wingspan: 94-104cm

Weight: 330-590g

 

 

Male: far-carrying 'hooo-hoo-hooo'

Female: hoarser hoot

 

 

 

Woodland, farmland, gardens, parks and churchyards.

 

 

 

 

Widespread

Common

EU25: Secure

IUCN: Least Concern

 

�Rob Brown

46x39mm

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

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

1-7

28-30 days

32-37 days

Season: Mar-Jun  1 clutch

23 years

 

 

320-680,000 pairs

 

 

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Additional:-

Food:-

Nest:-

Distribution:-

Rodents, small birds, amphibians, fish and worms.

Hollow in a tree or sometimes in a rock face.

Throughout Europe, eastern and SW Asia and northern Africa.

Foreign Names:-

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Spanish:-

Chouette hulotte

Waldkauz

Allocco

Kattugle

C�rabo

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