barn
COMMON NAME BARN OWL
SCIENTIFIC NAME Tyto alba
HEIGHT 330mm to 430mm
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION North, Central and South America, Europe, Africa, Southern and South Eastern Asia, Australasia
HABITAT Grasslands Cultivations, scrub, forest edge
DIET Mostly rodents, occasionally small birds, bats and other prey
STATUS Widespread, locally threatened

THESE ARE SOME OF THE BARN OWLS WE HAVE AT THE SANCTUARY

NAME SEX HATCHED STATUS
RICHMOND MALE 1995 HAND TAME
BADEN POWELL MALE 1996 HAND TAME
FLUFFY UNKNOWN 2004 FALCONRY OWL
WYLIE UNKNOWN 2004 FALCONRY OWL
BARNEY MALE 2004 BREEDING OWL
MISTRAL FEMALE 2002 BREEDING OWL


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