C IUCN · LC · Least Concern Strigiformes Tytonidae

Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

CIOC 2990

Western Barn Owl

Tyto alba

Strigiformes · Tytonidae

Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba).

ATK128

DEF89

XC707104 · Sonothèque ADVL · CC0 1.0

2916 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body length: 33–39 cm
Body Mass: 403.3 g
Wingspan: 90 cm
Diet: Vertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 128

Apex raptor equipped with razor-sharp talons and curved beak, applying devastating dive kinetic energy (ATK 128).

DEF 89

Dense plumage insulation and vigilant aerial positioning reducing ground strike vulnerability (DEF 89).

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How to identify

Detailed field marks are not yet available. Use the linked sources to confirm an identification.

Similar species

Species-specific comparison notes are not yet available. Related birds below are not necessarily lookalikes.

Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Africa & Palearctic: widespread Habitat: Human Modified

10 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Tyto alba alba
nw Africa, w, s Europe to the Balkans
Tyto alba guttata
c Europe and e Balkans to the Ukraine
Tyto alba ernesti
Corsica and Sardinia
Tyto alba erlangeri
Crete and Cyprus through the Middle East to s Iran
Tyto alba schmitzi
Madeira, Porto Santo and Desertas (nc Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
Tyto alba gracilirostris
e Canary Is. (c Macaronesia, nw of n Africa)
Tyto alba detorta
Cape Verde Is. (most islands; s Macaronesia, w of n Africa)
Tyto alba poensis
Africa s of the Sahara, Bioko (n Gulf of Guinea is.)
Tyto alba thomensis
São Tomé (sc Gulf of Guinea is.)
Tyto alba hypermetra
Comoros, Europa (w of s Madagascar, Mozambique Channel) and Madagascar