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Barn Owl(Scréachóg reilige)

Tyto alba

BirdmediumnocturnalRed-listed in Ireland

Identification Tips

  • 1Heart-shaped white facial disc (key feature)
  • 2Pure white underparts
  • 3Golden-buff upperparts with grey markings
  • 4Large head, no ear tufts
  • 5Ghostly white appearance in infrared camera traps

Description

A beautiful but declining species in Ireland. Barn owls are specialist hunters of small mammals and are occasionally captured on camera traps at night.

Habitat

farmlandgrasslandwoodland edge

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