Boreal owl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the boreal owl lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aegolius funereus
Group	Owls
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Class	Bird
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae

Where does the boreal owl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the boreal owl in 13 countries and territories across Europe and North America.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the boreal owl endangered?

The boreal owl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the boreal owl?

The boreal owl (Aegolius funereus) is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae, genus Aegolius. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the boreal owl

The boreal owl or Tengmalm's owl (Aegolius funereus) is a small owl in the "true owl" family Strigidae. It is known as the boreal owl or, more rarely, Richardson's owl after Sir John Richardson, in North America, and as Tengmalm's owl in Europe and Asia, after the Swedish naturalist Peter Gustaf Tengmalm.

Due to its nocturnal habits and preferred inaccessible taiga forest habitat, it is rarely seen by humans; when met with, it is often extremely confiding, showing little or no fear of people, only flying off if approached to within 3–5 metres.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Boreal owl (revision 1379429445), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q174466 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).