Desert Owl

What the Desert Owl sounds like

Recorded by Tim Vochten · Call · מצפה טלקרון (near Neve Zohar), Be'er Sheva, South District, Israel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via xeno-canto

When to see the Desert Owl

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 6 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is March, the month with the most records.

About the Desert Owl

The desert owl or desert tawny owl, formerly known as Hume's owl, is a species of owl. It is closely related to the more widespread tawny owl and to the range-restricted Omani owl.

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Easily confused with

Omani OwlStrix butleriThe Omani owl has a bi-coloured pale and dark grey face with orange eyes, dark greyish brown upperparts, pale underparts with long, narrow vertical dark streaks, relatively long legs, banded wings, and a banded tail. Cinereous OwlStrix sartoriiVery few specimens of cinereous owl have been measured. Spotted OwlStrix occidentalisThe spotted owl has an average length of 43 cm (17 in), wingspan of 114 cm (45 in), and weight of 600 g (1.3 lb).