Bird / Tyto alba

Barn Owl

LC

Lowest risk

Native

The western barn owl is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the eastern barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the barn owl. The cosmopolitan barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few separate them into distinct species, as is done here. The western barn owl is native to Eurasia and Africa.

Range mass
430 to 620 g
Range length
32 to 40 cm
Range wingspan
107 to 110 cm
Breeding interval
Barn owls breed once yearly; somtimes two or even three broods per year are produced.
Breeding season
Barn owls breed essentially any time of the year, depending upon food supply.
Range eggs per season
2 to 18
Average eggs per season
5.5
Average eggs per season
6
Range time to hatching
29 to 34 days
Range fledging age
50 to 70 days
Average fledging age
64.3 days
Range time to independence
3 to 5 weeks
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
1 years
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
1 years
Range lifespan
Status: wild
34 (high) years
Average lifespan
Status: wild
20.9 months
Average lifespan
Status: wild
185 months

Harris, M. 2002. "Tyto alba" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed November 10, 2020 at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Tyto_alba/

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