Least ConcernTawny Owl
Strix aluco
One of the 4 owlets on WAnimals
Birds · Strigiformes · Strigidae
Glaucidium passerinum
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the smallest owl in all of Europe, barely the size of a large sparrow, and for all that it can take birds almost as big as itself in mid-air.
Weight
50 g – 80 g
Size
16 cm – 19 cm
Life expectancy
6 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: AnAge (genomics.senescence.info); Birda; Animal Diversity Web; Animalia.bio; The Owl Pages; Birds of the World; Wikipedia (Eurasian pygmy owl)
Best time: From March to May and from September to October, at dawn and dusk, in montane conifer forest, when it answers a call.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 113.
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The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
