Tawny owl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the tawny owl lives – recorded in 36 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Strix aluco
Group	Owls
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	36 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe
Mass	426 g (male organism, adult weight); 524 g (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Strigiformes
Family	Strigidae

Where does the tawny owl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the tawny owl in 36 countries and territories across Africa, Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains, People's Republic of China, Africa.

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.

How big is a tawny owl?

Wikidata records the following for the tawny owl: mass 426 g (male organism, adult weight); 524 g (female organism, adult weight).

Is the tawny owl endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the tawny owl?

The tawny owl (Strix aluco) is a bird in the order Strigiformes and the family Strigidae, genus Strix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the tawny owl

The tawny owl (Strix aluco), also called the brown owl, is a stocky, medium-sized owl in the family Strigidae. It is commonly found in woodlands across Europe, as well as western Siberia, and has seven recognized subspecies. The tawny owl's underparts are pale with dark streaks, whilst its upper body may be either brown or grey (in several subspecies, individuals may be of both colours). The tawny owl typically makes its nest in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. It is non-migratory and highly territorial: as a result, when young birds grow up and leave the parental nest, if they cannot find a vacant territory to claim as their own, they will often starve.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tawny owl (revision 1376631633), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q25756 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).