#0639 · 🐦 birds

Long-eared Owl

🇳🇱 Ransuil ·Asio otus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The long-eared owl ( Asio otus ), also known as the northern long-eared owl , is a species of owl which breeds in Europe, Asia, and North America. This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as typical owls, family Strigidae, which contains most species of owl. The other grouping of owls are the barn owls, family Tytonidae.

base stats

NL sightings 354iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 24,230iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).