American Barn Owl

Tyto furcata

Least Concern

The American Barn Owl is an owl of the Americas. It hunts mostly at dusk or night, using silent flight, strong talons, and sharp hearing to catch mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, or fish, and usually nests in cavities, cliffs, old nests, or sheltered hollows.

Family

Tytonidae

Group

Owls

Range

American Barn Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in the Americas

Population

≈ Unknown

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