#0661 · 🐦 birds

Tawny Owl

🇳🇱 Bosuil ·Strix aluco

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The tawny owl or brown owl ( Strix aluco ) is a stocky, medium-sized owl commonly found in woodlands across much of Eurasia. Its underparts are pale with dark streaks, and the upperparts are either brown or grey. Several of the eleven recognised subspecies have both variants. The nest is typically in a tree hole where it can protect its eggs and young against potential predators. This owl is non-migratory and highly territorial. Many young birds starve if...

base stats

NL sightings 253iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 24,598iNaturalist observations
weight 524 gadult, up to
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).