Tyto alba
Western Barn Owl
As recorded: Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769)
Animalia › Chordata › Aves › Strigiformes › Tytonidae
- Collected by
- A. Dibben-Young
- Identified by
- A. Dibben-Young
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Tyto alba observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6,209 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, GB
(c) Steve Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Northern Ireland, GB
(c) Anna Kellagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
Oxford, UK
(c) Tomek Croydon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
89150 Villeneuve-la-Dondagre, France
(c) Yohan Le Goff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
30870 Clarensac, France
(c) paloupalou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
3rd St & 4th Ave, Killarney, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
(c) Jake Suttner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Tyto alba. BPBM 186081. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090348897. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/vz/186081.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090348897 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026