Little Owl

Athene noctua

Summary 2

The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. It was introduced into Britain at the end of the nineteenth century and into the South Island of New Zealand in the early twentieth century.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Tom Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/68942208@N02/40116139662/
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athene_noctua

More Info

iNat Map

Color brown, grey, white
Taxonomy:family Strigidae
Taxonomy:class Aves