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Picture gallery Barn Owl (Tyto alba)

The barn owl is the most widespread owl species on earth. He is found everywhere in the world except the tundra, tropical rain forests and much of Asia. In Europe the barn owl lives in open agricultural areas and small towns. The barn owl is a small owl, light in color, with long legs and wings (wingspan 95 inches) and a small tail. Depending on the subspecies, they become 30 to 40 centimeters tall and they weigh between 200 - to 600 grams. He has a white (light gray color) heart-shaped face with small black eyes. During dusk, down and night the barn owl hunts for small rodents and mammals,like mice. He flies almost silently and very low (few meters) over the ground. They do breed in buildings such as church towers, ruins, castles and barns.