Desert Owl

Strix hadorami

Least Concern

The Desert Owl is an owl of North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts. 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

Strigidae

Group

Owls

Range

Desert Owl Range — Resident or seasonal range in North African, Arabian, and Middle Eastern deserts and semi-deserts

Population

≈ Unknown

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