Eastern Barn Owl

When to see the Eastern Barn Owl

One bar for each month, and every month is filled: this bird is recorded here in all twelve. The wide bar is February, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Eastern Barn Owl

The map shades 27 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Recorded as a rare visitor in France, United States, China.

About the Eastern Barn Owl

The Eastern barn owl is usually considered a subspecies group and together with the American barn owl group, the western barn owl group, and sometimes the Andaman masked owl make up the genus Tyto. The cosmopolitan barn owl is recognized by most taxonomic authorities. A few separate them into distinct species, as is done here. The eastern barn owl is native to southeastern Asia, New Zealand, and Australasia.

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Easily confused with

Sooty OwlTyto tenebricosaGreater sooty owls have a finely white spotted head with scattered white spots on the wings. Australasian Masked OwlTyto novaehollandiaeBrown feathers surround a white, heart-shaped mask. Eastern Grass OwlTyto longimembrisThe eastern grass owl is a medium-sized owl, similar in size to the barn owl.