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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

General Description: Barn Owls (Tyto alba) are large, light-colored owls with a heart-shaped face. The undersides are mostly white, and the wings, back, and top of the head are tan with gray highlights.

Taxonomy: Strigiformes, Tytonidae.

Favored Habitat: Desert scrub with cliffs where they can roost in caves or crevices, or rural areas with old buildings and barns.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Spines on leading edge of wing feathers

Where to Find: Around Las Vegas, look for Barn Owls in the rural areas on the outskirts of town, in places like Overton, and in cliffy areas such as the White River Narrows north of Hiko, NV.

Comments: Barn Owls have spines on the leading edge of the wing feathers. These break up the air flow over the wings and help the bird fly silently through the night.

Barn Owl (Tyto alba) If you were a tasty woodrat, this might be the last face you ever see!
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Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barn Owl parent in old mine shaft
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barn Owl parent in old mine shaft
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barn Owl nestlings (notice the downy feathers on the back of the head (right owl) and the fluffy feathers on the shy left owl
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Looking down on Barn Owl nestlings sitting on timbers inside an old mine shaft
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Live mount with woodrat at Malheur NWR headquarters, Oregon
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
"White wash" gives away this owl's hiding spot

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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