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Western Barn Owl
Tyto alba
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Sounds
- Recording by Luis Gracia (XC345927). CC-BY-SA · Source
Easily confused with
American Barn OwlTyto furcata
Eastern Barn OwlTyto javanica
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Burrowing OwlAthene cunicularia
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 186,789 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 179,987 |
| California | 1,765 |
| Idaho | 1,629 |
| United Kingdom | 1,303 |
| England | 1,237 |
| Texas | 434 |
| France | 341 |
| Canada | 313 |
| Washington | 257 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Behavioral
- CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group
- NocturnalActive primarily at nightChecked by the maintainer
Group and habits
- PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group
- Tree nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in trees.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Rock nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on rocks or cliffs.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Ground nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting on the ground.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cactus nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cacti.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Vertebrate eaterListed by a harvested source as primarily eating vertebrates.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Cavity nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in cavities.BIRDBASE avian traits database
- Bamboo nestingListed by a harvested source as nesting in bamboo.BIRDBASE avian traits database
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Birds · Aves |
| Order | Owls · Strigiformes |
| Family | Barn Owls · Tytonidae |
| Genus | Barn, Masked, Grass, and Sooty Owls · Tyto |
Study it in a deck
- Birds of British Columbia, Canada
- Birds of Ontario
- Birds of Pennsylvania (Alkas)
- Birds of Pennsylvania, United States
- Birds of United States
- Birds of Utah
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: BIRDBASE avian traits database (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Western Barn Owl with real photos from different observers and its recordings. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.