Barn Owl
Tyto alba
The heart-shaped facial disc acts like a sound funnel, directing noises to the asymmetrically placed ear openings. This allows the barn owl to locate prey by hearing alone, even in complete darkness.
- Group
- Owls
- Photos
- 1
- Taken
- 2026
Profile: Barn Owl
- Family
- Barn owls (Tytonidae)
- Size
- approx. 33–39 cm
- Wingspan
- approx. 80–95 cm
- Weight
- approx. 300–400 g
- Habitat
- Open farmland with meadows, pastures and field margins; breeds in barns, church towers and nest boxes.
- Diet
- Mainly common voles and other small mammals such as shrews; indigestible remains are regurgitated as pellets.
- When to see
- Resident all year round. Snowy winters often cause heavy losses because voles are then hard to reach.
Learn more: Wikipedia · NABU (German)